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Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... According to Robeco head of sustainable investing research Rachel Whittaker, environmental factors such as emissions and water usage are measurable and easier to define compared to social factors, thus making it relatively seamless to incorporate in ...

New board director for Morrison & Co

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... and CAA, the respective UK energy and airport economic regulators and is an independent non-executive director for Wessex Water and a Trustee of the British Science Association. She has also worked in executive director roles for UBS and Goldman Sachs ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Another two covid years over, a new one's just begun. Although still not proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, since the first bat flapped its covid wings in Wuhan (China), it has gone through several mutations - most notably, Alpha, Delta and now Omicron ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... world to become carbon neutral by 2050. Its natural resource management engagement will focus on companies that have both water use and water waste as a material issue. "Water and waste are critical factors that influence planetary boundaries. Environmental ...

Regal Funds Management takes stake in Attunga Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... the strategy now managing in excess of $1 billion, alongside the acquisition of a 50% interest in Australian farmlands and water manager Kilter Rural in 2019. The business now manages more than $3.5 billion, providing investors with access to a selection ...

Magellan chief executive resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... eight-year stint before joining Babcock & Brown. His introduction to Magellan came via its co-founder Chris Mackay, who he played water polo with as a teenager. Mackay and Douglass would go on to become colleagues at Schroders. Cairns was paid a $1.54 ...

Robeco launches new sustainable index fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... Specifically, it is focussed on ESG issues including reducing the environmental footprint for greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste generation and energy consumption compared. The fund will compare outcomes of investments on these issues to the ...

New LGBTIQ investment option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
... Envoy to Advance the Rights of LGBTIQ Persons. Newday offers a range of impact portfolios focussing on climate action, fresh water, global impact, ocean health, stakeholder capitalism, sustainable agriculture and wildlife conservation.

WA government seeks to improve WA's ESG outcomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... other important environmental issues such as waste recycling and pollution control and leading by example in areas such as water management and biodiversity conservation to address climate change, help industry grow and create sustainable jobs. From ...

Kilter wins $70m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... investor. Kilter, which has $250 million in funds under management, will invest in sustainable Australian agriculture and water assets on behalf of the client. Established in 2004, the fund manager aims to deliver profit with impact by investing at scale ...