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DigitalX hires NAB exec as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Technology and investment company DigitalX has hired a National Australia Bank executive as its new chief executive officer. Lisa Wade, former head of digital innovation and sustainability at National Australia Bank, will join DigitalX after serving ...

Evolution Mining commits to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Gold miner Evolution Mining is implementing sustainability action related to a net zero target, while also citing water usage, climate risks and social license to operate as key material issues. Evolution Mining, which recently retained their ranking ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Citi has launched a Sustainability-linked Supply Chain Finance (SSCF) program that links working capital finance to sustainability goals within supply chains. The program is a first for Asia Pacific customers, said Scott Southall, treasury and trade ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Wayfinding - the process of finding one's route while navigating - can add new insights to purpose of ethical investment. Professor Chellie Spiller and Dr Rodger Spiller recently shared their insights into wayfinding and its alignment to ethical investment ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has published its first sustainability report, detailing activities across portfolios. The first sustainability and ESG report focuses on activities within firm, including the hiring of Jessica Cairns ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
HSBC Australia has launched a new project to develop for a mangrove bond that can be used to protect and restore vital natural habitats. HSBC has partnered with London-based Earth Security have to develop a blueprint for measuring the environmental ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Venture capital is pushing further into the impact investing sector, with one VC firm announcing a second impact fund while a second VC firm announces a responsible investment policy. Giant Leap, which pioneered the first impact VC fund in Australia ...

Opinion: The housing burden is large enough to be shared by many parties

SCOTT LANGFORD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Ed. note: FS Sustainability is pleased to present this opinion piece from Scott Langford, CEO, St George Community Housing. The opinions expressed reflect his views only. The recent completion of 11 Gibbons Street, Redfern was a landmark day. This is ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The global financial services industry faces $600 billion in climate change risks with widespread implications for banks across credit risk, market risk and operational risk, according to research from by Accenture. According to the climate disclosures ...

Alphinity launches SDG-aligned fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... where nuance is needed. That committee includes Elaine Prior, an award-winning ESG pioneer and former managing director at Citi Research in Sydney, and lawyer Melissa Stewart, a Canadian modern slavery and human rights expert. "We do the work internally ...