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Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... agreement will also fast-track Australia's participation in Horizon Europe - a seven-year initiative for sustainable development - and enhance our defence industry capabilities. Commenting, SMC chief executive Misha Schubert explained how super funds ...

Mercer's Helga Birgden departs after 18 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... impacts on investor portfolios. Investment returns were assessed against the Paris Climate Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals. Birgden currently serves as deputy chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change and previously chaired Mercer's ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... for the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), leading the strategic integration of sustainable development goals into teaching, research, and organisational practices. Earlier in her career, she spent a decade at EY building the ...

Perennial Partners buys Melior stake

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... Australian and New Zealand companies, delivering positive social and environmental impacts aligned to sustainable development goals (SDG). There will be no changes to the Melior Australian Impact Fund's investment strategy, investment process or name. ...

Rest, NZ Super Fund top global rankings for best practices

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... accountability, governance structure and processes, ethical standards and policies, and alignment with sustainable development goals. Rest, NZ Super Fund, and Temasek were the only funds to achieve a perfect score in the Asia Pacific region. Six others ...

Macquarie snaps up Brazil toll road system

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... Rodovias chief executive Fabio Bonini believes the acquisition is a step forward to its commitment in sustainable development of Brazil. "... [Especially] in regions like the northeast, where efficient service drives local economic growth and social ...

Aware Super beefs up sustainability team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... three years at U Ethical. While at the investment house, she led the integration of ESG data and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the investment process and managed the firm's active stewardship activities with portfolio companies, key stakeholders ...

Warakirri adds kiwifruit aggregation to farmland fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... Franks, meanwhile, said the company's partnership with Warakirri opens several opportunities for future sustainable development in the region. "Warakirri are a progressive and complementary partner..." Franks said. Warakirri applies an investment philosophy ...

Australia can lead energy transition, climate investing: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... moves when he assumed office was to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement. The rejection of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030 are other recent examples. While Australia is the largest exporter of coal and gas combined in ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... transition to greener solutions. Entities contributing direct impact on furthering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through their products and services are considered Promoters. ClearBridge said the introduction of the fund allows Australian ...
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