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Michael Dwyer joins impact fund board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
HOPE Housing has welcomed industry veteran Michael Dwyer as its inaugural chairperson reflecting the impact fund's growing maturity and track record. Dwyer has served as an advisor to HOPE since the start of the fund that co-invests in home loans ...

ISS ESG introduces new Sustainability Bond Rating

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
ISS ESG launched a new Sustainability Bond Rating to give investors a sustainability impact and risk assessment at the issuance level of ESG or sustainability-linked bonds. It can be applied across bonds issued by both corporate and sovereign entities ...

Asset managers back new Avoided Emissions Platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... management have helped launch the Avoided Emissions Platform (AEP), a new tool that calculates avoided emissions to assess the impact of climate solutions. The Avoided Emissions Platform (AEP) models avoided emission factors for 65 climate solutions ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
A growing number of local investors are making progress on climate despite the anti-ESG sentiment simmering offshore. A fresh report from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) found 65 of Australia's super funds, fund managers, and retail ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... such statements "did not correspond to reality." DWS has agreed to pay the $43 million fine and said that it would not impact its first quarter results. "We welcome the conclusion of the investigation into DWS by the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's ...

Podcast: A year of progress

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar, director of media at FS Sustainability, speaks with Estelle Parker, co-chief executive of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). They discuss the surge in public awareness ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... work with companies who understand the risks modern slavery can have on a portfolio, and how eradicating it can positively impact the lives of the workers and all value to businesses. "We need to strike a balance of proportionality and good risk management. ...

Shift away from responsible investing 'overstated': PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... them. "Our work with investors is and always has been about allowing them to gain better sight of the factors which could impact performance on the corporate balance sheet. We can say confidently that investors agree this work is vital, they're keeping ...

Podcast: Navigating the future of decarbonisation

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance and investing. Learn about the CFA program's integrated approach to sustainability education, the impact of recent US regulatory rollbacks, and the innovative advancements making decarbonisation more appealing and feasible. Discover ...

SEC drops defence of climate disclosures rule

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... other climate-related risks. The law required companies to disclose any climate-related risks that would have a material impact on their business, as well as their greenhouse gas emissions, though it did not include Scope 3 emissions reporting or the ...