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UniSuper sustainability exec departs for Vanguard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
UniSuper governance and sustainability manager Sybil Dixon is departing the fund after 14 years to join Vanguard. Dixon will join Vanguard in August as head of ESG product, a Vanguard spokesperson confirmed to FS Sustainability. UniSuper said Dixon's ...

CleanTech fueling sustainable investment: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... perspective of not using raw materials. Engagement is a strong part of the strategy and part of the way that AXA IM thinks about impact. "We've been running the strategy in the European market since 2018, and we increasingly find corporates from ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... that strong-performing ESG and positively contributing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) firms demonstrate significant impact on refugee livelihoods," Janakiram said. "Moreover, supporting refugees has cross-applying benefits because supporting refugees ...

Australia vulnerable but resilient on climate risk: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... timeliness. "The feedback from clients and community more generally is that they're eager to understand how ESG factors impact on business, and the more information we can be providing our clients and the business community generally, that understanding ...

Brookfield raises US$15 billion for global transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... investor in the fund. BGTF is co-headed by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, who is vice chairman and head of impact at Brookfield, and Connor Teskey, CEO of Brookfield Renewable. The fund focuses on investments to accelerate the global transition ...

Victorian government announces $10m biodiversity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... fund will enable us to respond quickly to emerging threats or opportunities, working with private investors to double the impact of our biodiversity protection work," D'Ambrosio said. "We all need to work together to protect Victoria's most threatened ...

Igneo reports on ESG progress

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Infrastructure manager Igneo Infrastructure Partners has reported on its progress towards environmental and social indicators in its 2021 ESG report. Igneo is First Sentier Investors' direct infrastructure business. In March, it became a standalone ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... company's modern slavery risk, disclosure and performance in mitigating risk and also where those risks have materialised into impact - through potential involvement in modern slavery controversies or labour rights controversies more generally." According ...

Brambles sets 2040 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Logistics company Brambles has announced that it will achieve its net zero target by 2040, ten years earlier than first pledged. As part of that new deadline, Brambles has set 2030 interim targets approved by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... state legislation would provide certainty, said Mary Delahunty, managing director of Seven Advisory and former head of impact at HESTA. "The upholding of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and all national legislation ...