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Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure (MBA GLI) has created two new roles, including an ESG analyst position. MBA GLI has hired Georgia Hall has been appointed as ESG analyst and Gitendra Pradhananga as senior research associate. ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... 2018-2019, according to the Australasian Centre on Corporate Reporting (ACCR). Dan Gocher, ACCR director of climate and environment ACCR has released Two Steps Forward, One Step Back, examining how Australia's largest super funds voted on shareholder ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Investors who seek to integrate their ethics into their investment process can not only invest with ESG screens in mind but also use other methods such as donations and purchase of ethical products to make positive impact, according to Nucleus Wealth. ...

GRI to update three Universal Standards, seeks public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... updating its Universal Standards to improve how reporting entities use the GRI standards to disclose impacts on economy, environment, and people. The GRI has launched a three month public comment period on the exposure draft revising the Universal Standards ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... thousands of people, such as through employment pathways, education, and health services, as well as benefiting our environment" said Simon O'Connor, CEO of RIAA. The RIAA report consists of a survey of a diverse range of 125 Australian investors with ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... a way to position your portfolio for the future," Vynokur said. "Eliminating fossil fuels is not only good for the environment, but also good for portfolios." Vynokur noted that the ETFs are also tilted towards stocks in the healthcare and technology ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The way companies are responding to managing their human capital during COVID-19 can be a way of assessing which companies operate sustainably versus those that do not, according to Lazard Asset Management. Nikita Singhal, global co-head of sustainable ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors has launched a climate-aware fund of international equities. Nathalie Wallace, global head ESG investment strategy. State Street Global Advisors The State Street Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The majority of citizens in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada want their governments to do more to combat climate change, according to a poll conducted by research platform Glow. Glow recently released its report ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Specialist sustainability advisory firm Chronos Sustainability has announced a strategic association with climate change and responsible investment veteran Ian Woods. Ian Woods, climate change and sustainable investment specialist, Chronos Sustainability ...