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BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
BlackRock has joined Climate Action 100+, the global investor initiative that engages with the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters on action on climate change. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... disclosures of climate risk. Further, at the time, there was a lack of market response when the New York State Attorney General's Office announced the investigation into Exxon, Barker said. "The calculus around interests is completely different now than ...

flexigroup pricing $265million ABS with green tranches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
flexigroup has announced it is pricing a A$265 million asset-backed securities with green tranches that are certified by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Flexi ABS Trust 2019-2 transaction is supported by a pool of unsecured, consumer receivables ...

Sustainalytics hires Jodie Tapscott as head of Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics has hired Jodie Tapscott as director of client relations and head of Australasia. Tapscott will lead Sustainalytics' business development activities in Australia by "working closely with institutional investors to help them integrate ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... alone, sexual harassment costs employers US$89 million per year, through lost productivity costs. The International Labour Office defines sexual harassment as "a sex-based behaviour that is unwelcome and offensive to its recipient. For sexual harassment ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... equity, and sustainable infrastructure and is an expert in innovative blended finance mandates. "BlueOrchard's Singapore office plays a key role in our effort to grow the company's presence in the APAC region," said Pierrick Balmain, head of APAC business ...

GRI announces new members to Board of Directors for 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Molly Harriss Olson, CEO Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand, Australia, has been re-elected for a further term to the GRI Board of Directors, along with four new members. The new board of directors will begin its tenure 1 January 2020. The new appointees ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Investors seek strong performance on material sustainability indicators when looking at real estate, according to Cromwell Property Group. Phil Cowling, Cromwell Property Group chief sustainability officer Real estate investor and manager Cromwell Property ...

Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson Australia has launched its first Australian-domiciled fund, the Australia Global Equity Focus Fund (GEFF), a multi-manager fund that integrates GEFF is able to incorporate ESG and sustainable principles. Stuart Gray, portfolio manager ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
This article first appeared on sister site Industry Moves Rade Muslin is a climate risk expert from the US who has worked with governments, businesses, and the farm industries to address the risks that come from extreme ecological events. He shares ...