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Strong flow of new ESG funds brought to market: Equity Trustees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... managing director Mick O'Brien pointed out. The key focus of these funds is the environment and reducing environmental impact through investing. However, strategies have a wide range, from having some exclusions to actively looking to invest in a positive ...

Nomura, Mitsui announce New Forest acquisition as fund reports on impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Asia. The $7.8 billion manager recently issued its 2021 sustainability report, which is organised to reflect the company's impact targets and progress towards their 2030 goals. "We want to drive change through nature-based solutions, shared prosperity ...

Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Increasing use of cloud-based technology and services can yield not only technology gains, but also assist Australian companies in reducing carbon emissions, according to research from Deloitte. In a recent report, Deloitte noted that cloud-based technologies ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... master-feeder structure and has a dual objective of delivering long-term investment growth and a positive and measurable impact on the environment. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of high-quality, growth-oriented companies operating in key ...

Cundall names APAC head of ESG advisory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Global engineering and advisory firm Cundall has promoted Madlen Jannaschk to lead its Asia-Pacific (APAC) ESG advisory. Jannaschk has been with Cundall for nearly four years and has worked as a practicing architect and project manager for more than ...

CBA sees push to greater quantity, quality of climate risk reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... risk," said CBA senior associate currency strategy and international economics Carol Kong. "Climate change is having an impact on companies' bottom line and in order to manage that risk, companies will have to look for ways to drive down emissions. ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Asian bond markets. This in turn allows us to meet the expectations of our clients who are looking to generate a positive impact on tomorrow's society while generating long-term value." The strategy was designed to focus on emerging markets because "we ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Australian c-suite leaders' top worry is economies failing to tackle climate change quickly in 2022, according to research from FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting has released its 2022 Resilience Barometer, which polled the concerns of more than 3,300 ...

NGS Super to reduce emissions 35% by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... economy within a timeframe deemed acceptable to the fund." The current goals and targets were developed while considering the impact of Your Future Your Super (YFYS), but Squires said the 2025 target introduces a minimal level of tracking error to the ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian government recently ratified the Forced Labour Protocol, committing the federal government to enhanced responses to one of the sources of modern labour. The ratification, which occurred before the May 14 Federal election was called, brings ...