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Testing ESG impacts on US pension fund returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
There is no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... "Paying the super guarantee on paid parental leave, the same way as we do on wages, is one of the ways we can reduce the impact on retirement savings from time taken out of the workforce to care for children. This is particularly important for women ...

ISSB standards do not introduce increased risk for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate and sustainability-related accounting standards will not bring increased liability risks for company directors and directors should not need a "safe harbour" provision, according to a new ...

Podcast: What's ahead for 2023 - Simon O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... representing US$29 trillion in assets under management, RIAA covers people and organisations engaged in responsible, ethical and impact investing across Australia and New Zealand. The latest RIAA benchmark report finds that Australian assets managed ...

Super Housing Partnerships taps property leader as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... residents. SHP is also focusing on the social and environmental impacts of its investments. "SHP has developed and embedded an impact framework unique in the Australian marketplace," Viney said. "Its approach recognises that the implications of climate ...

2023 the year for business action on climate change: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The Albanese government's action on climate change policy means that the pressure is on for Australian businesses to adapt and translate net zero commitments into "tangible, real and lasting action," according to EY. EY Oceania chief sustainability ...

IFM Investors commits to US biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Mercedes-Benz, Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Duke University. Biogas captures methane, which has a 25 times more harmful impact on atmospheric warming than CO2, IFM Investors said, citing the Environmental Protection Agency. CEO and founder Marc Fetten ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... war in Ukraine, extreme weather event and labour shortages, according to research from Barclays. The report from Barclays Impact Series examined the risks facing food systems, noting that "in 2021, 36 out of 55 countries with food crises depended on ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
"Future facing commodities" and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards are the fastest rising topics of discussion in sustainability, while social issues are quickly rising to the fore with ASX-listed companies ...

Podcast: Building climate impact with Bloom

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
We speak with Camille Soquet-Clerc, founder of Bloom Impact, an investment app offering retail investors access to climate-related impact investments. Fintech Bloom Impact offers access to a diversified growth portfolio of assets that meet climate impact ...