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UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... was written by Jamie Williamson and originally appeared in sister publication Financial Standard. The UK's National Employment Savings Trust, known as NEST, will immediately shift close to half of its entire portfolio to climate aware strategies and ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... state treasurer. "We're partnering with the private sector to invest in local companies - to boost the economy, drive employment and help businesses grow." The announcement caps a busy few weeks for First State Super - earlier this week, the fund announced ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals and the values of our membership base. The projects deliver community benefits in the form of employment opportunities for the local population, especially for women in enterprise. They also raise living standards through ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in health and employment, as well as the prioritising the European Green Deal as the recovery strategy, with reference to circular economy, renewable ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... strong financial returns, while also positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people, such as through employment pathways, education, and health services, as well as benefiting our environment" said Simon O'Connor, CEO of RIAA. The RIAA ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in health and employment, as well as the prioritising the European Green Deal as the recovery strategy, with reference to circular economy, renewable ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... reduction in loan rates and increase in deposit rates, those sorts of things could be captured as well, as well as employment retention and generation - these are potential categories as well." The key to structuring a bond would be establishing the ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Armstrong said. There has been clarification that some workers could extend their visas and use mobility related to their employment status, she said. "A significant cohort of the agricultural labour force that is undocumented workers, to be honest," ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... trails off and people start to go back to work," Lashof said. "The economy will need a real jolt to get up to full employment. That's where there is need to really focus on investments that lay the groundwork for decarbonisation of our economies. That ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... them to stay at home when ill." "We're also learning that there are reasons not to tie wellbeing too tightly to employment. When business does not provide the incomes people need, for any reason, it is in no-one's interests to allow the consequences ...