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Brambles sets 2040 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... a regenerative supply chain. By delivering on our net zero ambition and beyond, we will continue to be a sustainability global leader building the supply chains the world needs for the future." Brambles has long published sustainability reports that ...

Alexis Cheang joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... "She has long and deep experience in the investment industry and ESG, with prior careers at a major asset manager and a global investment consultant, spanning Australia, the UK, and the USA." The investment chief noted that Cheang had acquired a thorough ...

Nomura, Mitsui announce New Forest acquisition as fund reports on impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... approximately 23% to 49%. Mitsui and Nomura will provide capital to support New Forests' strategic growth initiatives and the global expansion of its investment platform. In addition, New Forests will leverage Nomura's global distribution network particularly ...

Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Assets. Considerations of material sustainability issues has moved beyond simply integrating ESG, said AXA IM Real Assets global head of responsible investment Justin Travalos. "The most material impacts around the investments we manage on behalf of ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... benefit nature rather than destroying biodiversity. Carolin Leeshaa, the Australian-based natural capital and biodiversity global lead at KPMG and one of 34 global Taskforce Members, hailed the release of the beta framework as a "significant milestone ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... a future where people and the planet thrive is one that I can't wait to contribute to." Courville is a director of the Global Compact Network Australia, a commissioner for International Agricultural Research, supporting ACIAR, and a director of the Aluminium ...

Magnis appoints Global Impact Initiative founder to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) founder and CEO Giles Gunesekera has joined the board of lithium-ion battery company Magnis Energy Technologies. Gunesekera joins ASX-listed Magnis as an independent non-executive director. The company cited his "unique ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Franklin Templeton has created a new role of global head of sustainability and hired a heavy hitting exec from the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) to fill it. Franklin Templeton has hired Anne Simpson to the role of global head ...

Strong APAC demand for sustainable, impact assets: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Impact investing assets grew by 63% to US$207 billion, said Desmond Kuek, head of sustainable finance, Asia Pacific and global head of sustainable finance group, group sustainability and impact, UBS. Within UBS's global asset management, sustainable-focused ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... credits are used in a way that supports genuine emissions reductions in line with achieving net zero emissions across the global economy by 2050," Kuppalli and Jo Saleeba, Head of Sustainability at New Forests said in an article introducing New Forests' ...