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AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... support, through innovative solutions, the drive towards decarbonisation and resource optimisation, as well as the decrease in waste and pollution," said portfolio manager Amanda O'Toole. The Clean Economy Equity Fund is also aligned to the SDGs and ...

Banksia Foundation National Awards highlight sustainable innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022  |  NEWS
An organisation that uses wool waste as a sustainable packaging alternative to polystyrene plastic has taken out the Gold Banksia Award at the 33 rd annual Banksia National Sustainability Awards. Planet Protector Packaging received both the Agriculture ...

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... companies can do the same for a minimum of $5000. The fund currently holds 75 investments, including Tesla and Cleanaway Waste Management Limited. The fund uses positive screens to invest in funds that are aligned to Project Drawdown, which identifies ...

Nanuk launches global sustainable equities ETP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... globally diversified portfolio of companies involved in areas such as clean energy, energy efficiency, agriculture, water, waste management, recycling, digital technologies, advanced manufacturing and sustainable materials," said Nanuk chief investment ...

CEFC reaches $10 billion landmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the low emissions economy of the future." In the six months to the end of 2021, the CEFC made investments in hydrogen and waste recycling. Learmonth also pointed to the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, which added investment commitments of $30 million across ...

TCorp issues $1.5 billion sustainability bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
TCorp has issued another $1.5 billion sustainability bond, linked to both social and green projects in the state of NSW. The $1.5 billion 2.50% 22 November 2032 benchmark sustainability bond is TCorp's fourth bond issued under the NSW Sustainability ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Health and Conservation; Protection of Water Resources; Protection of Crops; Energy Use, Air Quality and Climate Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees and Farm Labor ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... progress by strengthening their net zero targets. Robeco will also focus on natural resource management, particularly water and waste, both because of specific concerns they have identified and because of increased regulations from SFDR. "Natural resource ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
TCorp, the investment and financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, added $4.1 billion of eligible sustainable assets to its Sustainability Bond Programme in the 2021 financial year. In its most recent sustainability report ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... should be investing for the themes, not investing in the headwinds, and investing in things with tailwinds - water, food, waste, healthcare, technology." CreationWealth director and senior financial planner Andrew Zbik called it "an interesting conundrum." ...