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Strong flow of new ESG funds brought to market: Equity Trustees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... of those that that did, 9% had an environment, social and governance (ESG) theme, with 4% having sustainable development goals, 3% ultra-ethical code of governance (Sharia compliant) and 1% themed carbon neutral. Equity Trustees defines an ESG fund as ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... consistent and aligned with green bond projects. The fund is aligned to four sub-themes of the UN Sustainable Development Goals - low carbon transport, smart energy, green buildings and sustainable ecosystem. "As the battle against climate change drives ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... better services to people." As part of the Principal Group's ESG strategy, which is aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the company has outlined measurable commitments to advance inclusive products, services, and communities and to meet ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... not in line with 0.7% of Gross National Income (GNI), which the government committed to under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," she said. "The UNGCNA encourages the Government to prioritise additional funding in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... financial return via multiple asset classes, while creating positive impact in line with several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "The People and Planet Diversified Fund is the natural evolution of sustainable investment in Australia," said AFM ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... plantation forestry portfolio. The impact activities are closely linked to the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. New Forests' objective is to demonstrate that asset management integrating commercial forestry investments with activities ...

YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... addition to using data on greenhouse gas emissions, Parametric also assessed companies against two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - SDG 8, decent work and economic growth, and SDG 11, sustainable cities and communities. "For the first time, we ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and its corporate sustainability strategy. Moore was also part of the team that issued the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) bond by an Australian not-for-profit. Moore has more than 20 years' experience in the financial services industry, and ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... is aligned with the ICMA green and social bond principles, the Climate Bond Initiative and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "We talk about the evolving nature of this segment and obviously being government, there is a broad range of assets and spending ...

South32 negotiates US$1.4 billion sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Mining Principles and is informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Global Compact Ten Principles. "The inclusion of specific measures on our sustainability performance ...