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BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a sustainable fixed income strategy that offers exposure to sustainable urbanisation trends in Asia. The BNP Paribas Sustainable Asian Cities Bond strategy is the global fund manager's first Asia-focused fixed ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Australian c-suite leaders' top worry is economies failing to tackle climate change quickly in 2022, according to research from FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting has released its 2022 Resilience Barometer, which polled the concerns of more than 3,300 ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... perpetrators of forced labour. It also comes as the federal government is performing a review of the existing Modern Slavery Act. The protocol was established in 2014 as part of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Forced Labour Convention ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Blackmores has refinanced $150 million of existing loan facilities and linked half of the refinancing to sustainability targets. The new sustainability linked loan agreement will incentivise Blackmores to achieving on targets including reductions of ...

ESG indicators a risk warning for credit: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Climate goals and emissions targets can be key emerging indicators of risk in credit portfolios, with overall ESG performance a factor in credit investment decisions, according to First Sentier. First Sentier integrates ESG data into its credit strategies ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is increased interest in investing in venture capital funds that focus on cleantech, but lack of skilled employees is challenging the growth of companies that attract VC funding, according to HLB Mann Judd. "We are seeing the maturity in the VC ...

ASX boards need to "quickly evolve" on ESG skills: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
ASX-listed boards and directors need to "quickly evolve" to include ESG expertise and boards need to broaden the recruitment process to gain access to a wider pool of director talent, according to Melior Investment Management. Melior is evolving their ...

HESTA "unlikely to support" AGL demerger without faster closure of coal-fired stations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... through energy market transitions." Grok "firmly believes the AGL Board has made a series of mistakes and was far too slow to act on decarbonisation or adopt new technologies, which has resulted in this sub-optimal demerger plan.: Earlier this week ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Business leaders and consumers are increasingly prioritising sustainability, but are "fed up" with lack of progress towards environmental and social goals and are looking to technology to assist in the digital transformation to achieve those goals ...

Sustainability, growth drive NextGen family business: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Sustainability and growth are at the heart of the next generation of family business leaders, according to research from PwC. According to PwC's Global NextGen Survey 2022, 65% of next generation (NextGen) family business members say achieving business ...