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COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... and scale of the decarbonization transition that is occurring in real time," he said. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the convening body for COPs, reported key outstanding issues that still need to be resolved include ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers have brought two new responsible investment funds to the Australian market. The AXA IM Global Green Bond fund and the AXA IM Clean Economy Equity Fund are designed to offer wholesale investors access to sustainable portfolios. ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Act. The protocol was established in 2014 as part of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Forced Labour Convention 1930, and the Australian government committed to ratifying it as part of their ILO membership. In December 2021, the Western ...

Nanuk launches global sustainable equities ETP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Nanuk Asset Management has launched its first active exchange traded managed fund (ETMF). The ETMF, listed as NNUK on the ASX, is based on the Nanuk New World Fund, a global equities fund that invests in listed companies exposed to broad themes of environmental ...

Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... sessions. The winners of the 33rd Banksia National Sustainability Awards will be announced at an event at the Melbourne Convention and Entertainment Centre on 31 March. Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley will be the guest speaker. The Banksia ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... UK's implementation of the EU Emissions Trading System and heading the UK Delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Dodwell pointed to the UK's net zero pathway document as a pathway with granularity, supporting ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Kilter Rural has received $70 million from an unnamed US institutional investor with the mandate to invest in sustainable Australian agriculture and water assets. Investors are seeking natural capital investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has allocated $1.5 million to a company developing new technology to extract lithium for battery production. The CEFC, through the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, has invested in Novalith's $2.5 million seed round. ...

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 ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
A leading provider of Islamic financial products is planning to expand into banking. Hejaz Financial Services is in the process of submitting an application to APRA as a restricted ADI, said CEO Hakan Ozyon. If successful, Ozyon said they would be the ...