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Fund manager sets gender diversity target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... diversity, but setting a target and measuring progress is key to creating change," said First Sentier Investors managing director Australia Liz Hastilow. "Our current initiatives are focused on recruitment and creating a culture which is supportive of ...

Fidelity International nabs HESTA talent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Daniela Jaramillo will join Fidelity International in the newly created role. As director, sustainable investing, she will work to further integrate sustainability considerations into the firm's investment process. Jaramillo will report to Jenn-Hui ...

Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
With the publication of a landmark report into the physical impacts of climate change, company executives and directors must respond to the impending risks to business and supply chain. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released ...

Investors press for swift action in wake of climate report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... pollution. "This is the challenge for directors," he said. "... All of these things are connected together." Dan Gocher, director of climate and environment at the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) called the report a blunt warning. ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... along the lines of what we call a 'use of proceeds' product such as a green bond or social bond," said Tessa Dann, a director in ANZ's sustainable finance team. "The sustainability-linked derivative is linked to the achievement of sustainability targets ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... to be the most important investment thematic for the next 30 years, according to Plato Investment Management. Managing director Don Hamson pointed to the surge in ESG investment and explained why the asset management industry must take ESG and sustainability ...

Women make strides on ASX300 boards, but cultural diversity lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... 2016 to 14 in 2021, the report found. "On this current trajectory there will be no ASX 300 companies without a female director by 2026, and gender parity achieved in the boardroom by 2030," said Governance Institute CEO Megan Motto. "These milestones ...

bfinance hires ESG and responsible investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Independent investment consultancy bfinance has launched a new ESG advisory unit and named an ESG and responsible investment director. Sarita Gosrani comes to bfinance from XPS Pensions Group, where she was head of ESG research. She helped lead the firm's ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Setting ambitious ESG targets can provide companies with a "first mover advantage" in terms of access to new forms of capital and investment. Adam Carrel, partner in the EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services team, and Emily Whelan, ESG advisory ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental practices. "Quants are ideally suited to identifying greenwashing because they are data-driven," said Acadian's director of responsible investing Andy Moniz, who is based in their UK affiliate. "This new system enables us to analyse ...