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Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... target portfolio of 25 - 60. The minimum suggested timeframe for investors is seven years. The GEM Leaders Sustainability strategy was first launched outside Australia in April 2020 and currently has assets under management globally of A$376m (as at ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... financing framework, which was the part we had to work through." There is an alignment between the company's ESG strategy and their financing strategy, said Charter Hall group head of ESG Andrew Cole. "For me, there's a few key pieces, which ...

La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
La Trobe Financial Group has announced it is a carbon neutral business. La Trobe Financial has worked with independent advisers Carbon Neutral to measure emissions activities, using methodologies in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol from the ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... spending more on ESG resources, and 86% of G20 companies agreed that their company was actively aligning their business strategy with social purposes. "ESG is a new way of thinking for companies, and I think that's where the challenge comes from," said ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... business has set a more ambitious target of 2035. Climate crisis is considered a macro theme, and has established an ESG strategy around three pillars - decarbonisation, climate resilience and a shift in policy to support that intent, both internally ...

Property manager announces further $500m SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... ISPT Core Fund's bank facilities to an SLL, worth a total of $2.8 billion. "ISPT has an established sustainability strategy, so my view from a funding standpoint, we need to hold ourselves accountable," said ISPT treasurer Simon Milne. "Every dollar ...

Janus Henderson launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... that is 85% less than that of the MSCI World Index. "2021 marks the 30-year anniversary of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy," Chamberlayne said. "Environmental and societal megatrends are putting the global economy under enormous pressure and have ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... funds, sovereign funds, endowments, insurers, foundations and family offices in areas, such as investment beliefs and strategy, asset allocation, asset manager selection. They also provide broader education on the long-term investment risks and opportunities ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... action and finance and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's finance adviser for COP26, has circulated a private finance strategy to ensure that financial decisions take climate change into account such that the financial sector can allocate capital ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... much of what they do, while a further 32% said ESG plays a growing role but is not yet central to the organisation's strategy, and 18% say the approach plays a minor role, which is lower than the regional average of 23% who share this view. ESG uptake ...