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ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Translating broad and ambitious commitments on climate and sustainable finance into concrete action will be the main topic of discussion at this week's Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit in Sydney. The one-day summit will feature ...

New Forests African forestry fund receives US$200m in investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... of community-based forestry programs. As an open-ended investment vehicle AFIP will help to create and perpetuate sustainable landscapes that can balance conservation and production systems." The fund will focus on four areas of impact - climate change ...

Global green bond market continues to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... attributes the interest of green bond holders to holding existing allocations to several facts. "Green bond investors are sustainable or longer-term investors and they will not want to rotate the portfolios as much as a standard portfolio," he noted. ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
A number of ESG and sustainable products have launched in Australia, including two Sharia-compliant ETFs and a positive impact fund. Vanguard Australia has launched a positive impact global equities fund that aims to outperform the broad global equities ...

Abrdn launches sustainable Asian active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
abrdn has launched a sustainable ETF, the first of what the global manager calls a series of sustainable actively managed ESF offerings. The abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF fund (ASX: ASAO) is designed to provide investors with "high ...

Cultiv8, Fidante launch agriculture, food tech fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... expertise of researchers, farmers, investors and global corporate partners to digitise agriculture and contribute to a sustainable future." Quigley and Nutt are also partners in the SparkLabs Cultiv8 accelerator program which, over the past four years ...

Podcast: Greening Australia's Economy with ASFI's Kristy Graham

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we talk with Kristy Graham, executive officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, which was established in 2021 as the permanent body to oversee the implementation of the delivery of the Australian Sustainable ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... oil and gas by 2023. Hays suggests three strategies that companies should look to implement to transition to a more sustainable operation. The first would be to craft a greener culture to embed sustainability into the foundations of a company. "It has ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... according to research from ISS ESG. According to recent analysis from ISS ESG, the International Energy Agency (IEA)'s Sustainable Development Scenario foresees a five-fold growth in cobalt demand between 2020 and 2040. Overall, as the world's energy ...

CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... like Sunman's innovative eArc solar panels. Separately, the CEFC has also committed up to $30 million to a hybrid sustainable grazing model, with the goal of delivering carbon credits alongside enhanced biodiversity protection and sustainable red meat ...