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Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... remained at a level similar to the previous year, more investment in sectors that can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals is still badly needed. Promoting FDI for sustainable development remains a challenge," Kituyi said.

New ETF to combat gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... sustainability and donation make this ETF a leap-step forward in connecting capital to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 5 - achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls," she said. Research recently conducted by UBS Wealth ...

French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... date BNP Paribas has issued €135 billion in loans that directly work to achieve the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals, manages about €25 billion in decarbonised assets and is working toward a target of lending €15 billion to renewable ...

Aberdeen Standard expands in mainland China

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... developing a leading fund management platform, investing more resource on the ground and contributing to the sustainable development of China's asset management industry. "Leveraging our strong Asia Pacific investment franchise, our immediate priority ...

Standard Life launches impact fund, appoints managers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... portfolio of 35 to 60 stocks, all which meet a series of criteria designed to reflect the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The criteria are that stocks "support the delivery of measurable, positive environmental and social impact while ...

NAB collaborates on responsible investment bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... expertise in raising debt capital." Projects to be funded with the bond include several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which measure impact and value for institutional investors, focusing on three key factors of sustainable development ...

Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... increasingly focus both on the materiality of ESG factors as well as outcome metrics aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals." According to a study completed by TIAA in 2015, three in four (76%) investors under 35 say they are "interested" or ...

Asset managers lax in building relationships

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... increased over the previous year. Only 25% of respondents however, have knowledge and take action to achieve sustainable development goals, while 21% are considering taking action. Another issue for more than half of investee companies was institutional ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... or gaming, adult entertainment and thermal coal, and will target companies with innovative solutions to sustainable development. Mercer global business leader, responsible investment Helga Birgden said Swinburne's responsible investment strategy is a ...

First university climate bond issued

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... truly international university, Monash has a responsibility to provide strong and visionary leadership on sustainable development. We want our campus network to be exemplars of environmental, social and economic best practice." This is the third climate ...