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New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... million of capital commitments. Investors in the first close include sovereign wealth, corporate, philanthropic and development finance capital from Australia, Europe, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States. TAFF2 aims to capitalise ...

Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... biodiversity, sustainable tourism, future cities, health and wellbeing, ethical sourcing, agriculture and regional development, circular transition, diversity, net zero action, SME transformation, large business, youth and other categories. "The future ...

Australian Unity hires ESG property specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... healthcare and social infrastructure developers, with more than $4.25 billion in assets under management and a significant development pipeline that includes hospitals, aged care, specialist disability accommodation, student accommodation, office, retail ...

Platforms increasing ESG products, research: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Platforms are rapidly increasing ESG research, tools and products to meet consumer demand, according to research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends has released the annual Platform Benchmarking Report, with focus areas included supporting advisers ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... reporting on natural capital, saying "we are excited to participate in the Leading Harvest initiative as we believe the development of a broadly accepted framework of guiding principles will encourage new investment in genuine sustainable farming practices." ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... "protecting the finite resources of our planet through decarbonisation and resource management along with promoting human development through greater diversity in the workplace." This year's topics are 'Net zero emissions'; 'Natural resource ...

PGIM creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and assessing potential negative or positive impacts on the environment and society. Unanyants-Jackson also led the development of ESG Impact Ratings, a proprietary tool to help clients invest according to their ESG preferences, oversaw the first publication ...

YFYS, tracking error a challenge to ESG adoption: Parametric

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... In addition to using data on greenhouse gas emissions, Parametric also assessed companies against two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - SDG 8, decent work and economic growth, and SDG 11, sustainable cities and communities. "For the first time ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... investment director for board governance and sustainability. In that role, Simpson was responsible for leading the development and execution of CalPERS' Sustainable Investment Strategy across a global portfolio of US$500 billion. She will report to president ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... the Healthcare Impact Fund, which is managed by American Century Investments The strategy is linked to Sustainable Development Goal 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing and focuses on several specific parts of the healthcare and medical sector.