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Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... difference or not in terms of environmental outcomes and, crucially, whether or not they are good investments." The EARTH strategy pairs its long-only strategies within green industries by shorting firms against sector peers that are greening their business ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... member of parliament in Norway and held three ministerial positions. Also on the board is Ioannis Ioannou, professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at London Business School. He serves on the Advisory Board of Ethical Corporation - Reuters Events and ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Fund invests in global public market impact assets. The fund is offered as part of Regnan's Global Equities Impact strategy which is available in the UK and now in Australia. The strategy is managed by Regnan's London-based investment team and ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... of the new facility are also a welcome validation of the group's ongoing commitment to a market leading sustainability strategy. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we are pleased to have the ultimate loan facility outcomes ...

Sharp increase in food waste: Rabobank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
The impact of COVID-19 has also hit Australia's progress in reducing food waste, leading to a jump in the amount of food Australian households are throwing out, according to Rabobank Australia. Rabobank Australia released its 2020 Food Waste Report ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... intensity measurements, versus, say, forward looking measurements of carbon risk, whether that be looking at corporate strategy from a company by company level, or an asset class by asset class level." When assessing fund managers on climate risk integration ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Companies in Australia expect an increase in sales as a direct result of efforts to incorporate sustainability in their business, according to a survey from HSBC. According to HSBC's Navigator survey, 84% of Australian companies expect sales growth ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance considerations into its investment processes, having launched its first sustainability strategy in 2006. Dimensional set up in Australia in 1994, initially as an Asia Pacific trading office for the US business. From ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... reduction targets in place with horizons between now and 2050, and these considerations are having an impact on corporate strategy and planning. Discerning which companies are taking the appropriate action to set those plans in motion to help determine ...

International sustainability accounting standards bodies to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) will merge into one organisation by mid-2021. The resulting entity, the Value Reporting Foundation, will provide investors and companies with ...