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CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $1.7 million in an Australian biotechnology company in the agritech sector. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The Soil Carbon Company (SCC) is "developing a microbial treatment ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... made her a good fit for the business. "As a value manager in Australian and Asian equities with a long term investment horizon, responsible investment is an integral part of our decision-making and in particular our position as a long only, long term ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... replica of the past, and not actively turning your mind to what is changing what continues to change and what's over the horizon, then no, you're not doing your job properly as a director."

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... 97% is scope 3 for our assets," he said. "That was a really useful finding, by the way. [Scope 3 reporting] is on the horizon. We want to make it material, and we want to help move reductions. NSWSW Ports is a good example where they've started to look ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
As markets and investors adapt to the economic and market impacts of the coronavirus, more evidence is gathering that companies with better ESG scores are showing better market performance. Helga Birgden, global business leader, responsible investment ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... findings align with PGIM's views on ESG integration as part of the investment process, Hyat said. "I do think the longer the horizon of the investment, particularly with regards to asset classes such as real estate and private assets, the more natural ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... transactions as models change and risks shift. "You could have a very good investment case for a one hundred year investment horizon, but in any given year, the occurrence of natural events is random," Liu said. "We're not allocating to the peril, we're ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... co-ownership, and capital partnering on brownfield developentse or greenfield asset expansion, Sawtell-Rickson said. "We're a long-horizon, patient investor so we're very aligned with HACS organisations that are similarly wanting to make very long-term ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... few more years to unravel." However, Huang of BlackRock also pointed out that because ESG tends to focus on long time horizon issues, the concerns over performance over shorter term economic cycles may not be disqualifying. "Given the macro environment ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Dr Meyricke said. "This is a long term risk. When you're saving for superannuation and retirement, you have a long horizon, so climate change has a material impact on long term savings.what we do si review the research to quantify that impact." The ...