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ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones as well as Monetary Authority of Singapore Chief Sustainability Officer Darian McBain, as well as industry experts across regulators, fund managers, banking and asset owners. FS Sustainability ...

ISSB to require Scope 3 emissions disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Companies will be required to report Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions as part of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related disclosure standards. The ISSB voted unanimously to include Scopes 1 2 and 3 at its October ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... last year in Glasgow. AFIP is aiming to raise US$500 million in long term institutional capital to support the sustainability and development of Africa's growing forestry sector. The fund will invest in a portfolio of plantation forestry operating ...

Global green bond market continues to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Managers head of investment specialists fixed income and multi asset solutions Jérôme Broustra spoke with FS Sustainability regarding their view on green bonds. "The green bond market is doubling almost every year and the truth is that it has become ...

Australia leads on climate risk coverage, but depth lacking: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... globally, but quality scores have largely plateaued, a point that EY APAC leader and partner - climate change and sustainability services Terence Jeyaretnam highlighted. "Coverage is going well in Australia as well as globally, but in terms of the quality ...

Abrdn launches sustainable Asian active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... and annual inflows up almost 74% on the previous year at $29.7 billion. ISS owns Rainmaker Group, publisher of FS Sustainability, as well as Plan for Life.

Cultiv8, Fidante launch agriculture, food tech fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... food technology companies. The Cultiv8 Agriculture and Food Technology Fund aims to focus on capital growth and sustainability and will have a target size of $100 million with gross return target of 20% per annum over a recommended nine-year period. ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Finance Institute roadmap. The ASFI roadmap consists of 37 recommendations structured around four pillars - embedding sustainability into leadership; integrating sustainability into practice; enabling resilience for all Australians; and building sustainable ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... within clean energy right through to executive level governance roles within ESG," said Hays executive director of sustainability Chris Kent. There are multiple reasons for the shortages - some related to overall tight employment conditions in Australia ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... said. Image courtesy of Paul-Alain Hunt on Unsplash ISS owns ISS ESG and Rainmaker Information, publisher of FS Sustainability