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Conscious Investment Management expands investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Conscious Investment Management's property investments and asset management in specialist disability accommodation (SDA) and social and affordable housing as well as seeking to maximise its impact through active involvement in policy and advocacy for ...

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... for market disruption, particularly as related to decarbonisation. "The next 1,000 unicorns won't be search engines or social media companies, they'll be sustainable, scalable innovators - startups that help the world decarbonize and make the energy ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Unity chief investment officer Joe Fernandes. "For our investors, this means greater opportunity to drive positive social impact as well as superior long-term investment outcomes.: Esther Kerr-Smith, CEO of Australian Unity Wealth & Capital ...

Predictions for robust investment in green transition, sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... particular, we forecast that sustainable-themed bonds will continue to grow strongly next year, with new issuance of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds increasing by between 35 and 53%." Meanwhile, Westpac issued statistics ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... but that is not to the exclusion of the use of proceeds programme." The programme 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 ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... another $250 million in green finance vehicles. IFM Investors has entered into a $200 million fixed-rate, Environmental, Social and Governance Term Deposit (ESG TD) with CBA. It is certified by an independent third party and used entirely for funding ...

Conscious Investment Management invests in Victorian development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... partnered with a community housing associated and a Victorian state government agency to fund the acquisition of hundreds of social and affordable housing units in Melbourne. The investment will see Conscious Investment Management finance the acquisition ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... AusBond Composite 0-5 Year Index benchmark. "We can only invest in labelled bonds - bonds that are green, sustainable or social," said Artesian managing director and portfolio manager David Gallagher. "It's not an impact fund where we seek out companies ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... but to continue to attract and retain investor appetite. I do believe that ESG is core in delivering environmental and social returns in addition to investor returns." Charles Davis, Managing Director, Sustainable Finance and ESG at Commonwealth Bank ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... specialist knowledge of analysts and investment team. The framework combines in-depth analysis of the specific environmental, social and governance characteristics of each deal, scoring of the deal on a 1-5 scale, based on its overall ESG profile, and ...