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Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... along the lines of what we call a 'use of proceeds' product such as a green bond or social bond," said Tessa Dann, a director in ANZ's sustainable finance team. "The sustainability-linked derivative is linked to the achievement of sustainability targets ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... to be the most important investment thematic for the next 30 years, according to Plato Investment Management. Managing director Don Hamson pointed to the surge in ESG investment and explained why the asset management industry must take ESG and sustainability ...

Women make strides on ASX300 boards, but cultural diversity lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... 2016 to 14 in 2021, the report found. "On this current trajectory there will be no ASX 300 companies without a female director by 2026, and gender parity achieved in the boardroom by 2030," said Governance Institute CEO Megan Motto. "These milestones ...

bfinance hires ESG and responsible investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Independent investment consultancy bfinance has launched a new ESG advisory unit and named an ESG and responsible investment director. Sarita Gosrani comes to bfinance from XPS Pensions Group, where she was head of ESG research. She helped lead the firm's ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Setting ambitious ESG targets can provide companies with a "first mover advantage" in terms of access to new forms of capital and investment. Adam Carrel, partner in the EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services team, and Emily Whelan, ESG advisory ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental practices. "Quants are ideally suited to identifying greenwashing because they are data-driven," said Acadian's director of responsible investing Andy Moniz, who is based in their UK affiliate. "This new system enables us to analyse ...

Crescent Wealth announces new shareholder, board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Crescent Wealth have announced a number of director changes as the head of one of Australia's largest privately owned companies takes a material shareholding in the company. Peregrine Corporation managing director Charlie Shahin has taken a stake in ...

ASI launches APAC sustainability institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... will further augment this existing team. The Sustainability Institute will be led by Danielle Welsh-Rose, ESG Investment Director - Asia Pacific. It will be advised by a Sustainable Investment Advisory Board, chaired by its Asia Pacific CEO René Buehlmann. ...

Fostering equity, inclusion key to diversity gains: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Corporate diversity initiatives can fail to deliver unless companies place equal importance on equity and inclusion, according to research from Regnan. Hiring, retaining and promoting people from diverse backgrounds means more than focusing on hiring ...

ESG reporting rises, but companies lagging on climate, diversity: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... monitor on an ongoing basis, but the company doesn't invest in all of those companies, Ethical Partners investment director Nathan Parkin noted. "The investible universe is narrower than the companies we look at through this process," Nathan Parkin ...