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Best ESG super, investment products revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... third. HESTA's Sustainable Growth option was recognised as having the best diversified ESG Super Product, with Cbus's high growth in second and Catholic Super's PositiveIMPACT third. Cbus' Super Income Stream High Growth took top place ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... hand-picked portfolio of shares in global companies that are benefiting from changes in technology and innovation. "IDEA is a high conviction global equity portfolio that is really tapping into investing in stocks that are benefitting from, or set to ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... models, finds the Looking ahead: ESG 2030 predictions report from the KPMG Futures team. Social issues and equality will be high on the agenda. This will mean organisations will need to lead on pay gap, "with legislation eventually enacted around maximum ...

Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Companies managing and reporting on modern slavery risks should focus on looking beyond tier one suppliers and making sure that grievance mechanisms are available for use. UBS recently held a panel discussion with Kimberley Randal, CEO of FairSupply ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... treaty negotiations," Hall said. "You get the lowest common denominator among hundreds of countries. There is impetus to reach high quality net zero targets in the private sector." Hall pointed to the UK announcing that the TCFD would be mandatory reporting ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... equality around decision making tables and integrated throughout an organisation is absolutely crucial to ensuring it's a high performing one," said Equity Trustees chair Carol Schwartz. " A growing cohort of investors are recognising this, and so ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
As ESG risk and opportunities become integrated into mainstream corporate operations and expectations, the legal, financial and reputational consequences of "failing to robustly engage are likewise becoming increasingly serious," according to Corrs ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... which biodiversity loss presents physical, transition and systemic risks to businesses. The report outlines industries with high dependency on biodiversity through operations include fisheries, forestry, agriculture and aquaculture; food, beverages and ...

Deep impact: the next step in sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investing has previously more been identified with private market strategies and investments in specific use of proceeds bonds like green bonds or social impact bonds, where the allocation of capital is directly tied to the activity of the use ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... thousand people's attitudes to ethical conduct across society. The 2021 Ethics Index Score is 45, down from the five-year high of 52 in 2020. Although the 2021 ethics index score is lower than last year's, by comparison, the overall Ethics Index score ...