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Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability. "Under [Citi CEO] Jane Fraser's leadership, we have made commitments in terms of US$1 trillion in sustainable finance by 2030, which includes a US$500 billion environmental finance goal and a US$500 billion social finance goal," Southall ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... director of responsible investments, a newly created role for the ETF provider. Liddell is responsible for driving sustainable investment initiatives at BetaShares, including investment stewardship, engagement, product development, investor education ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... it as being in line with their roles as fiduciaries, said SSGA senior managing director and global head of ESG and sustainable investing Karen Wong. "What's interesting is that on climate change itself, there is some realisation that climate change being ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... - a proscriptive approach to ESG investment reporting, or a principles-based approach? A: The European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is proscriptive. The rationale behind this is that the European Union wants to put measures in ...

Brighte issues second green asset backed securitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Brighte Founder and CEO Katherine McConnell said the deal reflected the strong investor demand for high performing sustainable assets. "We've had the intention to do this from inception, so achieving this rating is a validation of our processes, an endorsement ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Government's investment fund for developing countries announced a partnership to create fund to invest in the sustainable forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The new partnership will aim to raise up to $500 million over the next three to five ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A partnership of investors including New Forests have announced they will create a fund to invest in the sustainable forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The announcement by CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution, Finnfund, the Finnish ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... introduced a net zero methodology to guide the pathway, according to Fidelity International global head of stewardship and sustainable investing Jenn-Hui Tan. "We've set an initial target of $150 billion AUM invested in line with the Net Zero methodology," ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... in which we invest are wayfinders - transforming the finance system and financing the transformation needed for a sustainable future," he said. "We are aiming higher-to reduce environmental, social, and financial risk, and increase financial return by ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Kilter Rural has received $70 million from an unnamed US institutional investor with the mandate to invest in sustainable Australian agriculture and water assets. Investors are seeking natural capital investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks ...