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Green moves: S&P, Northern Trust, Magellan, Maple-Brown Abbott

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Ethical for three years. While at the investment house, she led the integration of ESG data and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the investment process and managed the firm's active stewardship activities with portfolio companies, key stakeholders ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Stephen Dennis said. They will feature ESG tilts informed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, forward-looking climate metrics and negative screening policies. Scottish Widows' index-tracking OEIC funds excludes ...

New tool tackles climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Sustainable Platform, a leading data provider for those aligning their investments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has developed a new tool for asset owners, businesses, and insurers. Big names including Nanuk Asset management, 17 Asset ...

Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... connect private capital to the countries and projects that enable a just transition and achieve Sustainable Development Goals, to "have real world impact". Chief operating officer Esther Teeken will step down after two years at PRI. Emmet McNamee, head ...

Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... change, the proper stewardship of food is central to drive ESG outcomes and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The sector also provides long-term financial returns, says Lin, arguing that investors that ignore this sector ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Many investors are overstating impact while progress stalls on sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to Investors for Impact. The investment community plays a crucial role in achieving SDGs by leveraging the power of capital markets, says ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... transition to greener solutions. Entities contributing direct impact on furthering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through their products and services are considered Promoters. ClearBridge said the introduction of the fund allows Australian ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting on Indonesia's sustainable development goals (SDGs) last month, which was attended by several Indonesian government agencies, the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and ...

Olympics flame sparks $10bn pledge to sports equality

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
International development banks pledge $10 billion to promote the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in sports. This comes as the Paris Summer Olympics kick off, with the opening ceremony held on Friday. The inaugural Sport for ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... are expected to generate strong long-term returns and contribute to at least one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The fund will target opportunities in North America and Western Europe in sectors like green industry, clean energy ...
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