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Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... rating and will provide data on how individual investment products stack up against the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals." Financial Planning Association of Australia head of policy and standards Ben Marshan told Financial Standard that ...

NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... we spend," Wright said. NGS currently discloses how its equities holdings align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This year, it will also release its first Task Force on Climate Related Disclosures (TCFD) report, identifying ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... much value as the industry averages. The fund is claiming its investment strategy will align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "Regarding benchmarking, we have an exclusive retail agreement with an independent third-party data provider, Sustainable ...

New super fund to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... to measure and report on how its investment portfolios (where data is available) contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," the fund's LinkedIn page reads. The website for the fund is not yet live but a spokesperson confirmed it ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... and impact investing. BlackRock will remap its priorities to better align with the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals during its stewardship activities, reflective of the announcement last week that the firm had joined the Climate Action ...

Pendal appoints impact investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... fiduciary and retail investors." Demand for impact investments has been driven by the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, which requires $5-7 trillion in investments annually to address global challenges like climate change and poverty ...

Real estate manager hires from Cbus

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
A real estate fund manager appointed a head of sustainability, hiring from Cbus Property, in a role that reports to its chief executive. Lorraine Moore joined APN Property Group as head of sustainability at October end. She reports to APN Property Group ...

Super funds snap up local renewable asset

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... environment and deliver strong long-term returns to our members," Sawtell-Rickson said. "The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals form part of our focus and this investment aligns with the goal of driving action to combat climate change and its ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... the transition to a low carbon economy. In the report, NAB measures its ESG initiatives against the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The report is wide-ranging, and does not only focus on NAB's environmental sustainability measures but on social and ...

FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... in an effort to help fund financial inclusion activities around the globe. Designed with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in mind, the bond will seek to raise $20 million to provide financial services - mostly through microfinance loans - to ...