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Call for education on difference between sustainable, impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and currently has US$1.66 billion as of June 2020. The Zurich Investments Healthcare Impact Fund is designed for the Australian market, and Zurich has seeded the fund with an initial $20 million. "It has some great qualities to it that make it pretty ...

Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Greenhouse gas emissions and worker rights/modern slavery are the two most important areas of ESG focus for Australian listed companies in the near future, according to new research from Perennial Value Management. Perennial has released the results ...

Governance key concern for AGM season: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... 1994, initially as an Asia Pacific trading office for the US business. From 1999, it began offering strategies for Australian and New Zealand investors. It now manages more than $AU30 billion for local clients.

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... do is ensure the long term operational sustainability of the companies that we are invested in," said Iris Davila, Australian head of investment stewardship at BlackRock. "What we are seeking to achieve is to be very clear and express our expectations ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... adviser, Stockspot's Sustainable Portfolios include a suite of sustainability focused ETFs including the BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF (FAIR), BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) and VanEck Vectors MSCI International ...

Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Mirova launched the Investor Statement on the need for biodiversity impact metrics earlier this year. Aware Super and Australian Ethical Investment are two of the more than 30 leading institutional investors around the world who have signed the statement. ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... throughout its business and supply chain," said Dermot O'Gorman, CEO of WWF Australia. "I think we will see many other great Australian companies follow in raising their own climate ambitions and set science-based targets.? "COVID19 is accelerating Australia's ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... financial performance, according to impact investor Melior Investment Management. Melior has published an inaugural Australian Impact Report detailing the company's work to identify companies with outsized ESG performance as well as its engagement ...

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... issuance, which speaks to the quality of our finance products, our customers and the widespread uptake of rooftop solar by Australian households," said Katherine McConnell, Brighte founder and CEO. The proceeds from the issuance will be used to finance ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Raewyn Williams of Parametric and solely reflect the writer's opinion. As Australian super funds build a reputation as strong advocates for climate change action, disturbing events in the US should make the industry ...