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Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Agriculture; Soil Health and Conservation; Protection of Water Resources; Protection of Crops; Energy Use, Air Quality and Climate Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation of Biodiversity; Protection of Special Sites; Local Communities; Employees ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Climate change, digitalisation, healthcare, empowerment and diversity issues, and the circular economy are key engagement issues in 2022 for fund manager American Century Investments. In developing the long-term ESG themes that will impact on economies ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... the lead investors driving development of the new collaborative engagement, the Nature Action 100, patterned after the Climate Action 100 collaborative engagement, with an eye to engaging with the 100 global companies most exposed to biodiversity risk. ...

Plato Investment Management launches net zero hedge fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Index, while maintaining a net zero carbon exposure using the calculation methodology recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The strategy will short high carbon emitting listed companies and take long positions ...

Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian corporate leaders expect climate change to have a high or very high impact on their organisation's strategy and operations over the coming three years, according to a survey from Deloitte. Nearly all of Australian executives - 95% - participating ...

Using data, reporting to fill in the steps to net zero 2050: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Investors are seeking a holistic approach to managing climate risks, and are working to figure out how they're going to implement the plans that get them to their net zero targets. Investors are still seeking information on carbon metrics, physical ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... said. At CalPERS, Simpson was a member of the investment management committee and has served as the inaugural chair of Climate Action 100+ and its Asia Advisory Group, a global investor alliance of US$60 trillion which CalPERS convened and co-founded. ...

Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... creditworthiness are included in credit assessments," the World Bank report said. "However, the time horizon of events such as climate change pose two fundamental challenges to the calls for the greater integration of ESG factors into the investment ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) will conduct deep engagements with ASX-listed companies on enhanced disclosure of climate transition plans and diversity issues in line with its annual letter to portfolio companies on key ESG issues for 2022. Last ...

Munro Partners, GSFM launch climate ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Munro Partners and GSFM have launched a climate change leaders active ETF. The Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund, with ASX ticker MCCL, invests primarily in a concentrated long only portfolio of companies focused on decarbonisation and climate change ...