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Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... passed the $3 trillion mark as of 30 September 2022. IIX cited analysis from Moody's Investor Services suggesting that global sustainable bond issuance (including green bonds, social bonds, sustainability bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds) is projected ...

Fidelity bolsters ESG skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Fidelity Australia's head of sustainable investing, Daniela Jaramillo, she will also work closely with Fidelity's global sustainable investing team to integrate sustainability into investment processes. Stubbs joins Fidelity from Macquarie Capital ...

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... the newly created position of director of investor practice. Duncan Paterson joins IGCC from ISS ESG, where he was the global head of ISS ESG's ESG thought leadership program. As director of investor practice, Paterson will "take on executive responsibility ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... said it's developing a National Strategy to guide whole-of-government actions to achieve the goal of Australia being a global leader in gender equality. Additionally, the government pledged $20.2 million to establish two new expert panels within ...

Deloitte launches green tech initiative for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Deloitte has launched GreenSpace Tech, a collaborative initiative to commercialise and scale climate technology solutions. The global initiative assists businesses - particularly those in the hard-to-abate sectors - to achieve their net zero commitments ...

Podcast: Insuring climate-resilient businesses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with James Thompson, senior vice president, division manager - Asia-Pacific at insurer FM Global. James talks about the engineering challenges facing businesses as they adapt to climate change, the role the insurer can play ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... investors," the firm said. Vanguard notes that approximately 80% of clients' assets are invested through index funds. The global fund manager identifies climate change and the global response to it as having "far reaching consequences" for companies ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... stewardship code, with the most common being the UK Stewardship Code, the Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code, and the ICGN Global Stewardship Principles. The recent launch of the NZ Stewardship Code is an important addition in our local market that ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... internal governance structures are consistent with regulatory expectations in various jurisdictions, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Greenwashing concerns have brought additional risk to managing sustainable investment funds, says SSGA ...

Energy insecurity won't halt green transition: Northern Trust Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Management has identified the green transition as one of the forward-looking themes playing into their return forecasts. The global fund manager says they expect financial market returns over the next five years to be "modestly below long-term historical ...