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Praemium enhances ESG tools with SMA, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Platform provider Praemium has "significantly enhanced" its approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) by adding the Australian Ethical Australian Shares Portfolio to the Praemium SMA and providing ESG research from Sustainalytics. Damian ...

KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia has acquired Action Sustainability Asia Pacific, a boutique consultancy specialising specialises in social and environmental sustainability advisory services. Staff of Action Sustainability Asia Pacific The boutique consultancy is a leader ...

Australians accept climate science, but don't link to ethical super: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... week of February 2020. According to the report, 71% of respondents would like more information about the social, environmental or ethical impacts of how their money is invested by super funds and 70% think super funds have a duty to consider environmental ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Companies are increasingly adopting a "profit with purpose" mindset and investors should be aware of relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) information as part of their investment process, according to global fund manager PGIM. Taimur Hyat ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... consortium of some of the world's largest cement, lime, and engineering companies, as well as leading research and environmental institutions. Calix is piloting its patented kiln, which produces mineral honeycomb, which are very highly active minerals ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
J. P. Morgan Asset Management is developing a proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring framework as part of a range of initiatives to enhance its investment stewardship process. Jennifer Wu, Global head of sustainable investing ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... "practical assistance" for ASX-listed entities and others to report against Recommendation 7.4 (material exposure to environmental or social risks) of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations. "We are one of the key drafting ...

Energy Super taps Robeco for $650m enhanced indexing mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Dennis, Robeco Australia head explained that the enhanced indexing approach enables a "comprehensive integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics at every step of the investment process." "We can analyse portfolios, we can ...

Investing for positive environment impact, financial return: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Directing capital towards infrastructure companies that can have a positive environmental and social impact and as well as financial returns is the way to drive change, according to First Sentier Investments. Rebecca Myatt, portfolio manager for First ...

Hendrik van Calcar steps down as director of Qantas Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... time on the Board. In particular, he is proud to have reinvigorated conversations on the consideration of ESG - environmental, social, and governance - factors in Qantas Super's investing. "We are now on the frontier of being able to take another step ...