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CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... 2013 and provides institutional farm ownership and management services. The firm has a framework that integrates sustainability in design and delivery of strategies and a mandate to report against targets for the assets it manages, CEFC said. "This CDPQ ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... monitoring and stating that action to stem the leaks was "not technically feasible". A Santos spokesperson told FS Sustainability that CSIRO has been engaged to undertake an in-depth monitoring program. "Findings to date show that the gas is non-toxic ...

King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... business and finance. Other AM award winners included former Macquarie director John Allpass, and Deloitte partner (sustainability, climate and the circular economy) Jill Riseley. In the super sector, Mercer senior partner and actuary David Knox was ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... very concerned about what has emerged regarding PwC and are engaging directly with them," a spokesperson told FS Sustainability. "We continually assess service providers and currently restrict consideration of PwC for any new or additional service provision ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... neutral', 'clean' or 'green', that aren't founded on reasonable grounds"; "overstatement or inconsistent application of sustainability-related investment screens"; and "the use of inaccurate labelling or vague terms in sustainability-related funds." ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... AI is already being applied to analyse corporate governance data, track ESG risks and opportunities and enhance sustainability strategies. AI tools can optimise energy consumption, produce more accurate climate modelling, monitor deforestation, screen ...

Macquarie AM wins manager of the year: ILAs

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... Trust - Wholesale, and Betashares won international equities ESG product of the year for the Betashares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF. Rainmaker Information head of investment research John Dyall said managed products continue to offer good investment ...

Heatmaps drive efficiencies, more consolidation: Cole

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... the context of these smaller super funds, [it is] very difficult for them to compete in the future." Through a sustainability lens, Cole noted larger super funds can benefit from scale and produce more efficient and better outcomes for members. On the ...

Nanuk launches currency hedged unit class

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... before listing on the ASX in 2022. The fund's investment strategy focuses on industires that are central to global sustainability and resource efficiency, including sectors like clean energy, waste management, and healthcare technology. "Our primary ...

Treasury proposes upping supervisory levies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... societies, also saw a modest rise in levy funding, from $20 million to $20.4 million. APRA will focus on the long-term sustainability of individual disability income insurance and improving decision-making through data support. In contrast, levy funding ...