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Vanguard launches positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... global equities fund that aims to outperform the broad global equities market with a "measurable impact on global environmental and social challenges." The Vanguard Active Positive Impact Fund is a concentrated fund that identifies high-quality growth ...

Measuring sustainability performance: comparing an SDG score with ESG ratings

JAN ANTON VAN ZANTEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... mining giants can get top-notch ESG ratings. This suggests ESG ratings fail to thoroughly capture companies' environmental and social impacts. There is also a lack of correlation between ESG ratings from different providers, creating 'aggregate ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we talk with Kristy Graham, executive officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, which was established in 2021 as the permanent body to oversee the implementation of the delivery of the Australian Sustainable ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... - the report notes that in 2015, the ratio of jobs in the US oil and gas industry compared to the renewables and environmental sector was at 5:1, but by 2020, that ratio had narrowed to 2:1 and it is predicted that the number of renewables jobs will ...

CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia. "Co-locating sustainable livestock production with high integrity carbon projects creates operational and environmental synergies," said CEFC investment director Michael Di Russo. "The creation of an ACCU revenue stream can strengthen on-farm ...

ESG tops inflation, rate hikes as key priority for fixed income investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... cite pursuing carbon-reduction strategies in response to climate considerations as their top priority at 28%, while environmental factors, which include climate as well as other considerations like biodiversity, are a top priority for 25% of respondents. ...

Addressing climate change by investing in environmental solutions: TT International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... also address the impacts of impacts of climate change globally, according to TT International. TT International's Environmental Solutions Fund is a US$195 million global environmental strategy where more than 80% of the fund's capital is invested in ...

Podcast: Talking green bonds and sustainable economic growth with Ecaterina Bigos

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... substantially invests in an open-ended Luxembourg fund which invests a minimum 75% of its net assets in bonds financing environmental projects. AXA IM currently manages over $20 billion worth of green bonds as at end of 2021. The fund seeks to invest ...

bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... undermining climate objectives if investors apply carbon reductions that can undermine both investment goals and environmental outcomes. "We have seen a rapid evolution in the push towards net zero or low carbon portfolios in Australia over recent years ...

Consumer watchdog warns on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... against," Rickard said. "Unfortunately, the ACCC is hearing growing concerns that some businesses are falsely promoting environmental or green credentials to capitalise on changing consumer preferences. "Sometimes despite best intentions, businesses ...