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Impact Investing Australia to administer $7m Australian government fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
The federal government has selected Impact Investing Australia (IIA) as the administrator of the $7 million Australian Government Sector Readiness Fund (SRF) to enable social enterprises to grow their impact. IIA, a not-for-profit organisation supporting ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
While integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into long-term stock selections is a well analysed and discussed technique, there is less discussion of whether using ESG signals can be applied to shorting strategies. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Energy Investment Group, the world's largest power company, risks losing US$66 billion in stranded assets - half its total capital - if it pursues business as usual, while two other companies risk losing more than their total capital in stranded assets ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
The Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) initiative will press the case for greater engagement around sustainability and the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on financial outcomes at the 20 th World Congress of Accountants ...

BayernLB joins Climate Bond Initiative as Climate Bonds Partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
BayernLB has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative as a Climate Bonds Partner. BayernLB is a leading financial services provider for the Bavarian and German economies, serving Mittelstand companies and large corporates, savings banks and public authorities ...

United Nations Development Programme launches SDG Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched SDG Impact, an initiative designed to help channel private investment and capital into the achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "As outlined in the Secretary-General's vision ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued its first report on climate risk disclosures by ASX300 companies. While the statistics discussed in the report are familiar to those who have read similar reports by investment bodies ...

Willis Towers Watson, MSCI launch Adaptive Capped ESG Universal Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson and MSCI have developed a new capped index strategy that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within the investment process. said Louise Lew, head of sustainability, Australia, Willis Towers Watson The Adaptive ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has become a founding signatory to the Green Bond Pledge. Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability, Local Government Super The Green Bond Pledge is an international declaration that all bonds financing long-term infrastructure ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Institutional investors, property developers and the City of Sydney have joined the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) to launch the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. The 38 signatories - 12 businesses, 22 cities and four states and regions ...