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Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... transition," she said. "The short term is a different matter. Short term, the acceleration of support for ESG and sustainability needs to be watched closely as this has driven up prices of 'green' assets and could be creating short term opportunities ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... 2025. "BINGO is committed to decarbonisation in alignment with the Paris Agreement," said Nik Comito, BINGO's group sustainability manager. "We understand that as a growing organisation we have a responsibility to set a target and associated roadmap ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... for easier accomplishments. "The problem is, people are not ready to necessarily appropriately calibrate those sustainability targets, so in some ways it's a great opportunity for CEOs to earn remuneration from easy targets," she said. "We need to ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... to forecast potential outcomes of the presidential, Senate and House elections. Like many around the world, FS Sustainability has published this week without knowing the result of the US presidential election. The vote count as of publication seemed ...

BetaShares to launch ethical diversified ETFs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... and GBND has $90 million in AUM currently, Vynokur said. BetaShares also recently launched the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: HETH). HETH provides access to a portfolio of large global companies that meet strict ...

ESG factors continue to outperform: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... proprietary ESG ratings performed better than their peers. The results supported their view that a company's focus on sustainability is fundamentally indicative of its board and management quality. Fidelity has now broadened the timeframe and re-tested ...

Hedge funds integrating ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... an 'action gap' between the familiarity of sustainable products and uptake. When it comes to corporate sustainability, 55% of participants incorporate sustainability into the operations of their management companies, but no respondents tied sustainability ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's largest waste management company has released its first stand-alone sustainability report. Cleanaway's first separate sustainability report was the culmination of a process of engagement with shareholders as well as internal discussion ...

Waste and recycling legislation to foster circular economy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... developing a circular economy will bring opportunity for Australia, said Terence Jeyaretnam, EY climate change and sustainability partner. "We need to reduce contamination, we need improve recyclability and add value to commodities and deal with it in ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the past one and three years to August 2020, according to research from Rainmaker Information. BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) has shown a return of 27.9% over the past 12 months to the end of August, and returned 23.5% pa over the ...