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CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... entirely for funding loans designed to drive sustainable outcomes. The term deposit is linked to CBA's existing sustainability linked loan (SLL) portfolio. It is separate to the bank's green term deposit, said CBA head of trading Mitchell Grosser. "It ...

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 ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... return for ESG funds was 12.6%, with Australian Ethical's Emerging Comp Fund returning 30.4%, BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF returning 25.8% and Pengana's Axiom International Ethical Fund returning 19.7%. However, of the five strongest ...

Property manager buys nearly 100,000 carbon credits for offsetting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... offices, as well as some joint venture properties where they have operational control, said ISPT general manager sustainability and technical services Alicia Maynard. This year's trade is an increase over last year's, but this year, ISPT purchased ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Sustainability characteristics can be tracked as a standalone signal that delivers strong results when compared with other quantitative signals including value, sentiment and quality, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). SSGA recently published ...

Best ESG super, investment products revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... second and third place. Nanuk Asset Management won best international shares ESG fund, with Dimensional Global Sustainability Trust in second and Stewart Investors Wholesale Worldwide Sustainability Fund third. "This year's Best of the Best includes ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... reinforced that message. Zurich Financial Services Australia head of savings and investment Matthew Drennan told FS Sustainability that investor demand for ESG funds and investments is running well ahead of supply. Drennan said ratings services for stocks ...

Michelle Baltazar awarded CEW leadership scholarship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... so we hope Michelle and Nadine bring this same energy to their scholarships." Rainmaker Group is publisher of FS Sustainability, Financial Standard, Industry Moves and Money.

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Integrating sustainability across businesses and industries has moved from the "why" to the "how," but more work is needed to meet critical challenges in sustainability progress, according to a recent panel hosted by the Banksia Foundation. Representatives ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
FS Sustainability is pleased to present this opinion piece from Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). If there is one thing a UN Climate Change Conference always delivers, it is bucketloads of pledges. ...