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Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... of four socially conscious options offered 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 ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... in the industrial sector. The most popular metrics in APAC are social (62%), diversity and inclusion (59%), and environmental (42%). Just 30% used GHG or carbon emissions measures including Scope 3 emissions. Climate-linked pay largely fails to achieve ...

Apollo scoops up Argo Infrastructure Partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... after the same affiliate previously acquired its Hawaiian business, including Hawai'i Gas, in an effort to curb the environmental impact of its operations. "Since its founding in 2013, Argo has had a mission to focus relentlessly on delivering on our ...

AustralianSuper aims to five-fold $1.4bn Euro venture in five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... Europe with a range of high-quality last mile and mid-box warehouses, AustralianSuper said. The assets have strong environmental credentials and are focused in submarkets that are characterised by acute supply demand tension, with a 53% weighting to ...

Major climate group suspends operations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... progress but without any fanfare." This comes as out-of-control wildfires continue to wreak havoc on California; the US Environmental Protection Agency blames inaction on climate.

TPG co-founder David Bonderman dies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... pursuits that took him all over the world and created friendships across the business, sports, music, philanthropic, environmental, conservation, and academic communities," TPG said. "Rarely the loudest person in the room, but often the smartest, David ...

BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard sued over climate stance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... will not tolerate the illegal weaponisation of the financial industry in service of a destructive, politicised 'environmental' agenda. BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street formed a cartel to rig the coal market, artificially reduce the energy supply ...

HMC Capital launches DigiCo REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... customers. The REIT will aim to deliver stable and growing distributions, long-term capital growth and positive environmental and social impact," he said. In addition to Carrozzi joining the board for the DigiCo REIT, HMC also announced the appointment ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... community consultation or local support. "Everyone can see AUKUS is sinking, the question is now becoming how much environmental and financial damage it will do before it hits rock bottom?" Shoebridge said. Over-reactor? Critics of AUKUS, including former ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... Roberts also oversees Australian Ethical's Infrastructure Debt Fund, which finances local projects with a social or environmental benefit. Australian Ethical chief investment officer Ludovic Theau said Roberts' appointment reflects the firm's continues ...