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Rainmaker reveals ESG super fund leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... describe their net-zero commitments, investment processes and how they may be trying to incorporate the Sustainable Development Goals rather than just declare their negative investment screens," Dunnin added. "More funds are also lodging Modern Slavery ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... support refugees through a variety of interventions, including hiring; entrepreneur support; education and skills development; products and services; and philanthropy," Janakiram said. RII has developed a dataset that covers company refugee action - ...

Kilter Rural discloses state of natural capital in $68m agri fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... management." Six years ago, Kilter Rural was the first corporate farmland investment manager in Australia to trial the development of environmental accounts using the Accounting for Nature Framework, and has added more new methodologies to benchmark ...

Brookfield raises US$15 billion for global transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... scale, including the acquisition of U.S. and German solar power and battery developers, with a combined renewable power development pipeline capacity of approximately 25,000 MW; an investment in a carbon capture and storage developer to fund the rollout ...

Insignia Financial creates head of RI role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... for the responsible investing strategy across the firm's investment capabilities. Tayler will focus on driving the development and articulation of Insignia Financial's position in areas including identifying and managing ESG risks and opportunities ...

Heritage Bank hires first ESG and sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... bank has hired Andrew Masci to the newly created role, its first dedicated ESG resource. Masci will drive the ongoing development of Heritage's ESG framework including the delivery of improved governance and reporting of Heritage's ESG performance and ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) recently released information sheet on greenwashing is a good first step in setting the regulator's expectations, but experts say there is more to be done to improve disclosure on ...

CEFC allocates $2m to airlines emissions solution developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Fund is managed by specialist fund manager Virescent Ventures, which is co-owned by the CEFC. "This is an exciting development from an Australian company that is leading the market in its innovation," said CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth. "The MicroTau technology ...

ASIC: improve greenwashing disclosure or risk penalty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) recent information sheet on greenwashing is focused on improving practices on ESG disclosure in managed funds and superannuation, with the regulator saying it would consider enforcement ...

Brambles sets 2040 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... will ensure we accelerate our transition to a net-zero emissions business model." Brambles will focus on three main development areas to achieve the net-zero target: operations (directly owned and subcontracted), logistics and direct procurement. The ...