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ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... BetaShares' 2019 ETF Investment Trends Report, only 16% of investors said it was of no importance that their investment portfolio contains companies that have good environmental standards, with 29% saying it was 'very important' or 'extremely important'." ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this opinion piece from Dr Ian Woods, Specialist, Sustainable Investment, Chronos Sustainability and Clare Richards, Senior Engagement Manager, Church of England Pensions Board. The opinions expressed ...

ESG integration "crucial" to credit investments: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... management, according to Janus Henderson. L-R: Jay Sivapalan, head of Australian fixed interest; Ashley Kopczynski, associate portfolio manager, credit and ESG Janus Henderson has launched a new annual Corporate Debt Index, noting that company borrowings ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... an essential role to play." Last week, First State Super announced targets to reduce carbon emissions in its equities portfolio and a plan to from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. First State Super will divest ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... stakeholder engagement and climate risk. The Sustainable Investing team collaborated with a working group of 19 senior portfolio managers, research analysts and investment stewardship specialists across the firm to define a firmwide approach to ESG integration. ...

MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... forward-looking and return-based valuation assessment to measure climate-related risks for real estate assets in an investment portfolio. "This is effectively a methodology where they can plug some information about their investments into a standardised ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
First State Super has set targets to reduce carbon emissions in its equities portfolio and will divest from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super. ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... innovations into local agriculture." LGS' head office is situated at 28 Margaret Street Sydney and is part of LGS' property portfolio. Last year, LGS's direct property portfolio was also certified carbon neutral. It was Australia's first NABERS rated ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Altius's sustained cash fund, he added. "We're trying to provide a mainstream alternative to a regular composite bond portfolio that a balanced portfolio might hold," Bovingdon said. "This could be a replacement in a responsible investment portfolio ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... for investors, fund managers are making the case that ESG can augment quality signals in strategies. Ian Carmichael, portfolio manager and partner, Fairlight Asset Management Quantitative investment managers have previously told The Sustainability Report ...