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Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Investor appetite for climate-related investment opportunities continues to grow, with 90% of investors surveyed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) saying they are implementing low carbon strategies. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... environmental footprint. "This is why we have been on a pathway of environmental performance enhancement as we continue to evolve our assets into retail-led, mixed-use destinations." The QSCF green bond was five times oversubscribed and attracted new ...

Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... said. "I think our philosophy in ESG in general is that the whole space is evolving really quickly. Our intention is to evolve with that, and our prop rating is part of our evolution, but it is not the end point for us. We intend to make the ratings ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... using next generation data, analysis and tools to help with the 1.5-degree alignment and as climate research continues to evolve, we will ensure the MSCI Climate Change Indexes reflect the latest developments." EDF, the French utility company, has adopted ...

UCA Funds Management rebrands as U Ethical, seeks growth, clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... that we have from the church." U Ethical currently has more than $1 billion in assets under management. "As we continue to evolve and strengthen, we are engaging in the product development process as well, and we will tackle the ethically orientated ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has marked its 20th anniversary since launching its first draft sustainability reporting guidelines. The GRI noted that 20 years on, 93% of the world's largest companies by revenue report information on their ESG ...

Local Government Super selects PIMCO for fixed income ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded a new, $440 million fixed-income ESG mandate to investment manager PIMCO. The mandate will cover global credit and government bonds, LGS said. "We are pleased to continue our long standing relationship with PIMCO," ...

Omega Global Investors, Pinnacle Investment Management in strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Omega Global Investors has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Pinnacle Investment Management Group Limited. Mathew McCrum, co-founder Omega Global Investors Pinnacle has purchased a minority equity stake in the $4.2 billion Omega, leaving ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... investors, local investors, haven't really asked for a particular ESG requirement," Barral said. "That hasn't pushed managers to evolve. In global equities, what we've seen is a lot of clients are looking for this and fund managers are stepping up, and ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Alison Atherton, Research Principal at Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney By Alison Atherton, Institute for Sustainable Futures When sustainable ...