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HESTA, Lendlease back First Nations initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Businesses and investors including HESTA and Lendlease have launched an initiative that will focus on strengthening Australia's First People's heritage laws. The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance, the Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) ...

Conscious Investment Management invests in Victorian development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investment manager Conscious Investment Management has 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 ...

Wayfinding for Ethical Investment

RODGER SPILLER  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Ed. Note: FS Sustainability is the official media partner of Ethical Advisers' Co-operative for Ethical Investment Week (EIW), which will be held from 25th-31st October. FS Sustainability is pleased to present this opinion piece from Rodger Spiller ...

Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
As ESG and sustainability issues continue to impact on company performance, finance professionals are seeking education and upskilling to improve their ability to manage risk and return considerations. The impacts of COVID-19, human rights risks like ...

Evidence of ESG's impact "inconclusive": Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The evidence that global equity ESG funds can improve returns or reduce risk on average is "inconclusive," according to Morningstar. Fund flows into sustainable investments is growing strongly. According to research from Rainmaker Information, a net ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's major professional accounting bodies have joined international peers in a net zero greenhouse gas emissions initiative. CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) have today joined 12 other global and national ...

Managing biodiversity loss a governance risk: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The connection between biodiversity management and corporate management is becoming increasingly clear, and consumer impacts on biodiversity is both a risk and an opportunity, according to Vontobel Asset Management. Vontobel head of ESG and thought ...

Aurecon creates new sustainability leadership role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Engineering company Aurecon has created the new role of group director, sustainability. Managing director - energy, resources and water Paul Gleeson will take on the new role, which will see him supporting Aurecon's sustainability and climate change ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The agriculture sector is a key contributor to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions and must be included in net zero policies, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards net zero: Practical policies to reduce agricultural ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Future Super are backing a corporate-focused green bond. The CEFC and Future Super will invest $25 million each into Artesian's Green and Sustainable Bond Fund. The Green and Sustainable Bond Fund was ...