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Climate finance gets $100bn boost: ADB

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The regional development bank has revamped its strategy as part of its goal to be the region's climate bank. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed more than $100 billion in cumulative climate finance from 2019 to 2030, half of its annual ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Agrivoltaics are key to solving land use competition between clean energy and agriculture, but researchers warn of massive hurdles. Agrivoltaics, otherwise known as agrisolar, has benefits for horticulture and sheep grazing, including providing shelter ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Major sustainability players are on the move, driving fresh momentum in corporate climate strategies and ESG. Michael Salvatico, prior head of APAC MEAA ESG solutions at S&P Global has been hired at corporate consultancy Sodali & Co to be senior managing ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
ClearBridge Investments has launched the Global Value Improvers Fund, which aims to provide exposure to undervalued companies and those that are currently improving on ESG measures. This comes after ClearBridge launched its first global equity option ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's sunny shores and super fund prowess beckon a London-based ESG pro, as other sustainability whizzes switch roles. After nine years, Michael Hamblett has been snatched from Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC, a global financial services ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Mercer Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Net zero target setting and disclosures are on the rise amid growing concern around the financial risks of climate change, according to a group of 325 investors with over US$57.5 trillion AUM. The group - Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) - aims to decarbonise ...

M&A deals ramp up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
ESG pressures are now a priority when it comes to getting deals over the line. Headwinds have failed to sway ESG due diligence in M&A transactions globally, a new report from KPMG finds. Dealmakers say ESG is new business-as-usual. Four in five dealmakers ...

Robeco expands transition strategy with new funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
The international asset manager is following through on its commitment towards sustainability integration and transition finance. Robeco has launched two new funds to advance the sustainable transition, focused on emerging economies in Asia. US$125 ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar has appointed Michelle Cameron as the commercial leader for Sustainalytics in Australia. Cameron has decades of experience leading sales, customer management and service teams in financial services with a focus on sustainable finance and ...