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    Australia’s QIC: Public Benefit Corporations Could Be ‘Game-Changing’

    2022-01-12

    Institutional Investor: Investing in public benefit corporations could be a “potentially game-changing” way for asset owners to incorporate ESG into their portfolios, according to the Queensland Investment Corporation’s Helen McNamee.  

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    ESG Uptake By Asset Managers Reaches 95%

    2021-11-12

    Money Management: In a global study of 369 asset managers, 95% of those in Australia and New Zealand said they integrated ESG factors into their investment, only two percentage points behind the UK and Europe.

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    Blackrock Rejects Call for Australia's CBA to Stop Fossil Fuel Funding

    2021-10-14

    U.S. News: BlackRock Inc, the world's largest money manager, voted against a resolution calling for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to stop financing new fossil fuel projects, it said.

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    Infrastructure Giant in Australia Maps Out Carbon Reduction Plan

    2021-09-06

    BNN Bloomberg: One of Australia’s biggest infrastructure investors has pledged to almost halve carbon emissions across its portfolio of toll roads, airports and oil pipelines by the end of this decade as the global asset management industry steps up commitments to tackling climate change. 

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    Super Funds Could Use ‘Green Shorting’ to Escalate Climate Concerns

    2021-08-25

    The Sydney Morning Herald: One of the country’s leading ethical investors says the nation’s $3.3 trillion superannuation industry could move beyond divestment and adopt “green short-selling” as a tactic to pressure local companies with high carbon emissions to take greater action on climate change.

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    Nuveen Launches ESG Impact Bond Fund

    2021-07-22

    Money Management: The firm said the strategy followed the environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment process established in 2007 by Stephen Liberatore, Nuveen head of ESG/impact – global fixed income.

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    Super Fund Awards First ESG Mandate

    2021-07-14

    Financial Standard: A $3.4 billion industry super fund handed its first ESG mandate to an Edinburgh-based fixed income boutique.

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    A $213 Billion Investor Targets Whole Nation Over Climate Change

    2021-06-16

    BNN Bloomberg: Robeco Institutional Asset Management BV will soon start pressuring Australia to phase out its reliance on coal and other natural resources, as money managers slowly begin targeting governments over climate change.

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    There’s a ‘Seismic Shift’ in ESG Investing, Says Fund Pioneer

    2021-06-04

    BNN Bloomberg: An Australian money manager that’s been building ESG funds since 1986 is seeing an acceleration in assets under management as demand ramps up from investors following years of slow growth.

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    ESG Needs Better Disclosure Standards

    2021-06-01

    Money Management: Fund managers should be subject to more rigorous standards to ensure their disclosures about environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing are accurate, according to Stoic Venture Capital.

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