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Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... most important stewardship topics, while 62% of investors in Australia cite greenwashing as the major challenge to sustainable investing. "A key driver for investors is to invest more sustainably in line with regulatory and industry pressures," said ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Weckert. "It further incentivises us to run hard at our sustainability goals and our ambition to be Australia's most sustainable supermarket. "We know sustainability is important to our key stakeholders and these loans are a further proof point of our ...

Record FUM growth at Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... managing director John McMurdo said that in light of the ongoing pandemic, there is a "near universal" desire for a more sustainable future emerging. Australian Ethical previously told FS Sustainability it is targeting a long-term goal of $20-25 billion ...

Conscious Investment Management grows team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the impact investment market more broadly, which is increasingly showing the power of financial capital to have a sustainable, positive social and environmental impact." Jordan has worked on transactions spanning public and private mergers and acquisitions ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... homes are customised for people with high physical support needs which, with the CEFC's support, will be combined with sustainable technology and features to monitor and help lower their carbon footprint. "This will be a landmark development for a sector ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but climate clarity needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's largest companies are increasing their reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals by Australia's top 150 companies, but disclosure on climate action lack clarity, according to new research from RMIT University. The research study from ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... you face in Europe." Nordic and Benelux investors have queries about the circular economy. "We find them to be as sustainable in their lives as they are in the portfolios and really coming to us wanting what's cutting edge around the portfolios they're ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... investment strategies and track record and to increase the recognition of forestry investment as a climate change and sustainable development solution. Saleeba and Stewart will both report to Radha Kuppalli, managing director, impact and advocacy. "We ...

Not all oil stocks are out on ESG grounds: Pendal Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... cash flow bonanza that they're going to get with an oil price being high for the next 10 years as we morph into a sustainable future will help them," Pittard said. Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash

ESG funds, ETPs see billion-dollar inflows

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... evaluates a number of unit trusts and ETPs that meet ESG criteria. Major beneficiaries from new inflows include the Pendal Sustainable International Fixed Interest Fund, which saw a 270% growth over 12 months with $249 million in net inflows, the Impax ...