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CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... designed to drive sustainable outcomes. The term deposit is linked to CBA's existing sustainability linked loan (SLL) portfolio. It is separate to the bank's green term deposit, said CBA head of trading Mitchell Grosser. "It is sustainability-linked ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The median ESG managed fund has returned 27.8% in the 12 months to the end of October, but the strong performance of the ESG sector is dwarfed by the performance of the top performing product - a crude oil index ETF that returned 132% in that same time ...

Property manager buys nearly 100,000 carbon credits for offsetting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... purchased nearly 100,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to meet carbon neutral commitments for its property portfolio. ISPT has purchased and surrendered 97,000 ACCUs, representing one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent that is either ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Investors must integrate the human rights impacts of climate change when addressing climate change risk in their portfolio, according to a new guide by KPMG and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). KPMG and RIAA have issued Human ...

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... there are questions about how that gets done. One approach is to do near-term emissions targets and lower the carbon portfolio of our profile by 50%. That can be achieved by selling some of your highest carbon intensive names, get rid of a few of the ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... consumer impacts on biodiversity is both a risk and an opportunity. As such, the firm is seeking to measure how their portfolio companies impact on biodiversity. "For the first time, we're able to get a lay of the land of where the impacts are, by sector ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... investment in assets that align to a low carbon future. Having that green tranche incentivises them to further build up the portfolio, and it just made a lot of sense."

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... the S&P Developed ex-Australia LargeMidCap Carbon Control Index. This will reduce the average carbon intensity of the portfolio and exclude securities that don't pass screening. Finally, the new name of WXHG will be the SPDR S&P World ex Australia ...

Super funds that invest responsibly draw market share: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... funds still have work to do in terms of transparency if they are to meet new legislative requirements to disclose their portfolio holdings publicly in 2022.

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... active ETF based on its ethical SRI fund. The ETF, called GIVE, is based on the Perpetual Ethical SRI Fund, managed by portfolio manager Nathan Hughes. This is a key strategic initiative, bringing contemporary investment capabilities and structures to ...