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Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... interest rate, Hart noted that Commonwealth Bank committed to reallocating the higher interest rate to industry-based research projects to increase sustainability in the red meat industry. "The discounted interest rate results in reduction in funding ...

Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability strategy, in London. Tang joins Schroders from Fitch Ratings, where he was senior director, global head of ESG research, sustainable finance. He also previously worked for MSCI as vice president, head of fixed income, ESG research. Schroders ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... definitions may not necessarily be a limitation on establishing greenwashing, said Rainmaker Information executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin. "[There are] two ways to look at this," said Dunnin. "They can set-up an idealised definition ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... about her key priorities in her new job - working across the investment practices to evolve existing consideration of ESG research and analysis, providing greater depth and measurement of Northern Trust's stewardship process, and engaging with clients ...

ASX200 CEO pay drops to lowest levels in more than decade: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) published its 20 th edition of the CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies report. The research shows that the COVID0-19 pandemic had a major impact on pay for ASX100 CEOS, with 31% of CEOs receiving zero bonuses and median ...

Super funds file Modern Slavery Statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
More than 30 super funds have lodged Modern Slavery Statements in accordance with federal law, according to research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker has identified 36 super fund which have lodged statements with the Australian Border Force, in ...

Fund manager issues first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Reflect RAP in collaboration with affiliate organisation, Adamantem, said Melior head of advocacy starategy and senior research analyst Julia Bailey. "We have been engaging with companies over Indigenous issues and their reconciliation activities since ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
By calculating the value of decarbonisation strategies, investors can identify which companies in hard-to-abate emissions-intensive sectors are capable of taking stronger action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to UBS Asset Management. ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... is critical to increasing the circularity of our economy and building a better Australia for future generations. Our research estimates that Australia's circularity rate stands at about five%. Projects like CPA can play a crucial role in raising that ...

HSBC AM takes stake in women-owned ESG investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... long-term orientation to the partnership. "We've communicated as well that we intend to find ways to collaborate on ESG research. [HSBC Asset Management] does some very interesting work on the climate side. We bring more to the table on the social side ...