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New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... staff in gender inclusion. Good Return also collaborates with partners to help entrepreneurs manage the effects of climate change by funding infrastructure and inputs that "will build" more resilient business models or mitigate against emissions. It ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... allocating lots more money to private markets investments. The China-born American was also recognised for addressing climate change challenges and opportunities, pushing for more corporate reporting on sustainability. However, in August 2020, Meng resigned ...

TAL director named CEDA chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... migration, aged care and disadvantage, and our sharply curated major events program, including new annual summits on climate change and AI. "Thanks also to my fellow CEDA board members for their support, professionalism and expertise over the last five ...

Perpetual appoints demerger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025
... "eager bidders to emerge." Hong arrived from NSW Treasury, where, for three years, he was the executive director of climate change and balance sheet. He also worked as NSW procurement executive director of commercial and advisory, part of the state treasury. ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... of Max Hamra who last month joined CareSuper as a responsible investment analyst arriving from Investor Group on Climate Change where he served as manager of corporate engagement for nine months. Before that, he held the same role at Funds SA, where ...

Super moves: ART, QIC, Rest, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... Meanwhile, Max Hamra has joined CareSuper as a responsible investment analyst. Hamra arrived from Investor Group on Climate Change where he served as manager of corporate engagement for nine months. Before that, he was a senior responsible Investment ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... vowing to maximise US oil and gas production and exploration. The local convener of CA100+, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), confirmed that Northern Trust withdrew from the initiative. "While disappointed, we respect each investor's independent ...

Australian Ethical grows FUM to $13.26bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... pressuring the financial industry and the companies we invest in to reduce, transition and stop activities which worsen climate change. "Climate change risks and costs affect investors, directly and indirectly, short term and over the long term, and ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... by Aware, seeking to avoid or restrict investments with highly adverse environmental or social impact, including climate change and controversial weapons, tobacco, and live animal exports. Owned by ISS STOXX, Rainmaker Group is publisher of Financial ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... 3 emissions. Climate-linked pay largely fails to achieve results, a study last year from the Investor Group on Climate Change found. Ganu predicts that in North America particularly, geopolitical changes may prompt slowdown in climate and DEI measures. ...