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Tightening climate focus on world's biggest emitters: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable outcome pillars - climate, earth and people - designed to contribute to the delivery of related sustainable development goals such as reduced inequalities and responsible production. The Climate Escalation Programme is our flagship 'climate ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... recommends that the funding remit of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) be expanded to support early-stage development of low-emissions agricultural technologies that are not energy-related. Grattan also recommends that existing state and ...

CEFC, Future Super back green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... and it's not what we call greenwashing." CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth said the CEFC investment would support the further development of Australia's clean energy fixed income sector, which was critical to meet growing investor demand for sustainable investment ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... mid- to large-cap companies that are considered to be well positioned to benefit from, and contribute to, sustainable development, with a focus on delivering long-term capital growth over market cycles," Stewart Investors said. The fund is managed in ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Charter Hall has signed a $202 million certified green development loan to support the construction of a Melbourne development. Commonwealth Bank has served as sole financier and green coordinator for the Climate Bond Initiative-certified loan. The ...

Janus Henderson launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... services are considered as contributing to positive environmental or social change and thereby have an impact on the development of a sustainable global economy," Janus Henderson said. The ETF's high-conviction portfolio of 50-70 companies carries a ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that a further $1.5 billion pledge over 2020-2025 via Australia's development program. But far more will be necessary: Carney's private finance strategy noted that over the next three decades, the ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... commitments across three key sustainability pillars of planet, people and progress in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. The company said it will be releasing its first sustainability report. "We are focusing on delivering ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG profile, and mapping of the positively- and negatively-scored deals to the applicable United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for consistent tracking and reporting of a portfolio's overall sustainability alignment. "The threshold ...

Monetary Authority of Singapore hires chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... and a Masters in business strategy, politics and environment, and was recently named as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Pioneer for the environmental initiatives she has spearheaded. McBain will report to Ho Hern Shin, deputy managing director ...