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IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... impacts. The Impact Alternatives Fund will include a mix of investments covering renewable energy infrastructure such as large scale solar farms, impact private equity, venture capital for high-growth startups which meet the fund's impact thesis ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Environmental Markets Index series. "Investors need access to high quality, comparable and relevant underlying data, available at scale, to support their sustainable investing strategies," Staal said. "FTSE Russell has been developing ESG index and data ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... The program is also supported by an $8.2 million grant from ARENA, $10 million from the South Australian Government's Grid Scale Storage Fund, and an $18 million equity contribution from VPP operator Tesla. This is the third phase of South Australia's ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... NZ Superannuation. "Rosemary brings a wealth of international investment fund experience and will help the Guardians to scale up as the fund grows to that size. "We're proud of the results the fund has delivered for New Zealand taxpayers and the positive ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... credit, rates, money market and foreign exchange. Her particular interests include active credit and initiatives that drive scale into the investment management process. U Ethical has recently launched three new income focused trusts, U Ethical said. ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... TCFD process identified is related to Brambles' network resilience, and there the company said that the "agility and scale of Brambles' network and asset pools create an inherent resilience to supply chain shock, enabling greater responsiveness ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the launch of an investment program aimed at developing the green private credit market in Europe, with a focus on small-scale projects. Amundi is partnering with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to launch the Green Credit Continuum investment program. ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... natural disasters. Biodiviersity loss Man-made environmental damage and disasters. Massive incident of data fraud/theft. Large-scale cyberattacks. Water crises. Global governance failure. Asset bubbles in a major economy. It is now accepted tin Australian ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... see founder-led companies that thru COVID-19 continued to invest. A founder led company is less likely to engage in large scale retrenchment, in response to short term economic weakness." Related party transactions can be a problem at founder-led companies ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Australia is "woefully unprepared for the scale of climate change threats that will emerge over the coming decades," and coordination of Australia's response to climate change should be managed by the National Cabinet, according to the Australian ...