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Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The difference in annualised returns between ESG funds can be ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Following the ramping up of focus on gender, racial and ethnic, and LGBTQI+ inclusion in organisations, disability inclusion has emerged as the missing puzzle piece in the campaign for better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There are 4.4 million ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... when it comes to post-conflict peacebuilding." This could be facilitated by blended finance, and peace bonds, uniting commercial capital with traditional governance assistance. The RIAA Investor Toolkit on Human Rights and Armed Conflict was launched ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loan for the ISPT Core Fund in April 2021. ISPT's $22.2 billion portfolio invests in and develops commercial, retail, logistics, warehousing and residential property in Australia.

CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... funding across sustainable industries and asset types including clean energy, energy efficiency, low-carbon transport, commercial property, land and agriculture, waste management and sustainability-linked lending. Eligible projects under the new green ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... undervalued. Women have to work harder to access capital and prove the social impact of their business as well as the commercial viability," said Tjoeng. Good Return CEO Shane Nichols said impact investors can benefit from providing funds to women, who ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... extensively on the economic and social aspects of their sustainable procurement practices may include reputational concerns, commercial secrecy, resource constraints, complex supply chains, or lack of standards or industry norms, to name a few," Lau ...

New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... support sustainability and biodiversity - such as ecosystem restoration, reforestation, and community forestry - into commercial forestry investments, and that this will result in better returns, long-term sustainability outcomes, and operational res ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Global giant Amazon and an independent power producer have announced the commercial operation of a new 125-megawatt renewable energy project that will power Amazon operations, including data centres and fulfilment centres. This comes as Premier Steven ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... companies who are shaping the future of food," said Cibus Capital chief investment officer Rob Appleby. "By combining commercial logic, technology and sustainable outcomes to each investment we make, we have demonstrated that the industry can produce ...
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