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Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... assessments and research. The tool is also being designed to positively contribute to the required convergence towards more standard and comparable metrics with the intention of serving as "an important catalyst for private-sector action, with ripple ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia Bank will be the sole arranger of the issuance. The notes to be issued are verified to conform with Climate Bonds Standard for Certification under the Solar Criteria and comply with the ICMA Green Bond Principles. The size of the issuance has ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... step up supervisory assessments in this area. Thankfully, ASIC seems in lock step with APRA in sponsoring an industry-standard approach to measuring, managing and disclosing climate change risks. US pension funds ("ERISA funds") may be equally moved ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... mediation on September 22 and a pre-trial case management hearing on September 23, as was first reported in Financial Standard JANA, Rest's asset consultant, has been dragged into the matter. JANA filed an affidavit in relation to the case at the ...

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... RealIndex had hired Ron Guido in June as senior qualitative portfolio manager in June, as sister publication Financial Standard reported at the time. RealIndex manages funds using an accounting weighted process. "The idea is that you build a portfolio ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... This document provides further clarity on how to do this effectively." The foundation of the vision is multi-stakeholder standard-setting that "greatly reduces the burden on reporting organisations while facilitating analysis, interpretation and action ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
FTSE Russell has launched an enhanced Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model to measure the green revenue exposure of companies in nearly 50 markets around the world. The Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model provides investors with a comprehensive classification system ...

Super fund axes AMP Capital mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the investment into the Pendal Group's Sustainable Balanced Fund. In a statement to sister publication Financial Standard, legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl said: "legalsuper has advised members of our decision to terminate our $40 million ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Logistics company Brambles has identified key climate-related themes in its annual reporting - a low-carbon advantage, network resilience, and raw material supply security and continuity. Brambles recently announced underlying profit growth of US$795 ...

Does it pay to worry about ESG factors in emerging markets?

ERNEST YEUNG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Emerging markets (EMs) have made great progress in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in recent years, with many companies today displaying ESG standards in line with global best practices. Yet, there remains a general ...