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ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG performance in mind and are incorporating ESG policies into their decision-making, asset consultants told FS Sustainability. Frontier Advisors believes that considering ESG-related risks are in line with more sustainable long-term returns for superannuation ...

Australian Ethical tops $5 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Ethical's business also permits growth in other areas. Previously, John McMurdo, Australian Ethical CEO told FS Sustainability that the fund's growth in advisory meant staffing up that side of the business to meet demand, including hiring a digital ...

SGX hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has hired Herry Cho to a newly created position of managing director, head of sustainability and sustainable finance. Cho will report to SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye, and joins 8 February. Her appointment is the latest stage in SGXs ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... year was around racial and ethnic diversity," Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at SSGA told FS Sustainability. "The accompanying guidance piece is an expansion on a long-standing commitment to pushing for increased diversity within ...

Global fund managers unite to accelerate natural capital investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Management and specialist climate change advisory and investment firm Pollination. As previously reported in FS Sustainability, HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management is establishing a series of Natural Capital funds, directly investing in the preservation ...

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... home and abroad about its inaction on climate change," she said. "Other countries are resolving to re-build more sustainability in the wake of COVID-19. The Australian government's intransigence risks further international isolation and will make the ...

Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... foray into the listed ASX world by developing a solution that allows companies to measure and report their value on sustainability metrics aligned with the WEF's 21 material ESG metrics, launched in September 2020. Socialsuite is partnering with ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... three dimensional image. DWS outlined five risks to water - demand growth for water given resource constraints; sustainability of water (water in the economic cycle); water-related infrastructure; virtual water, which relates to the water needed to create ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Sameer Chopra, head of Asia ESG research at Bank of America. "Supply chains are going to be very important as well. Sustainability of supply chain is going to be increasingly focused end to end, [and] that was also the top of mind with investors along ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... certification on 22 December 2020. "We would like to congratulate SoftBank for achieving yet another milestone towards its sustainability agenda," said Colin Chen, MUFG's Head of Structured Finance, Asia Investment Banking Division. "At MUFG, we share ...