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Podcast: What is authentic ESG integration?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the Financial Standard podcast brought to you by MFS Investment Management, we discuss what integration of environmental, social and governance-related means for stock selection in investment portfolios, how fund managers can demonstrate that they're ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... developed to invest capital in these transformations, using the blended finance structure to mobilise more capital towards high social and environmental impact outcomes." New Forests notes that TAFF2 is expected to develop a diversified portfolio of ...

Australians expect ethical investing: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions (84%), 83% want targets for emissions reductions and 81% want to see them pledge to achieve net zero by 2050. Social issues are also rising up the agenda - 74% of Australians say social issues are important when they think about investing their ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... exceeding 1.5°C will result in additional severe impacts, some of which will be irreversible. "In addition to the human, social and environmental cost, climate risk is a material financial issue for companies, investors and super fund beneficiaries ...

Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Awards recognise individuals, communities, businesses and government for innovation and excellence in environmental and social stewardship. At a panel discussion last year in advance of the awards, experts noted that integrating sustainability across ...

Australian Unity hires ESG property specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Bachelor of Architecture from Mumbai University. Australian Unity is one of Australia's leading commercial, healthcare and social infrastructure developers, with more than $4.25 billion in assets under management and a significant development pipeline ...

PwC Australia appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... leading expertise to PwC Australia clients as they respond to "unprecedented and transformative shifts in environmental and social conditions, while also playing a key role in leading PwC Australia's own sustainability agenda," the firm said. O'Neill ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... decreasing carbon intensity," and sustainable bonds, including green bonds, sustainability linked bonds, transition bonds and social bonds. The fund will also use negative screening to exclude low ESG rated sectors, such as weapons, thermal coal, gambling ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... financial returns, U Ethical aims to deliver sustainable, long-term results - both financially and through an environmental and social impact lens." U Ethical has $1.4 billion in funds under management as of 31 December 2021. It operates as a social ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... investors, and advisers need to evaluate fund managers' impact claims against their intentionality, the measurability of social or environmental impact, and the manager's contribution towards that impact, according to Zenith Investment Partners. More ...