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What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments to remove risks of greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios. These announcements have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has set the most ambitious climate change related target yet, aiming to attain a carbon neutral investment portfolio in nine years. The $12.8 billion NGS Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Demand for renewable energy infrastructure investments has continued to rise, according to research from bfinance. A growing number of institutional asset owners are seeking ESG-related 'thematic investments' and/or 'impact investments' that explicitly ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The median ESG wholesale managed fund has returned 6.6% p.a. over the past three years, but the top ESG managed fund has shown nearly three times that return, according to research from Rainmaker Information. The Australian Ethical Emerging Companies ...

New to market investors seeking ESG information from platforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Investors who have made their first trade share in 2020 were more likely to seek platforms that can help them identify responsible investments than the rest of the market, according to new research. More than 400,000 Australians made their first share ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
As companies in the financial services sector grapple with increasing diversity within their ranks as much as they focus on diversity in their invested companies, one global fund manager speaks to the steps it is taking to enhance their approach to ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The global meat supply chain carries risks including animal welfare, occupational health and safety and climate change, but companies around the world across the supply chain are enhancing their disclosures and practices. Global fund manager Robeco ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
There is increasing signs of a "greenium" in public and private sector bond issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has released the latest Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market H2 2020 report. Analysis reveals that on average, both EUR and ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Increasing diversity in leadership teams requires companies to support women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds in applying for positions, and results in improved organisational decision making. In honour of International Women's Day ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Not having a strong federal policy on climate change and a pathway to move to zero carbon emissions by 2050 brings continued risk to Australia's economic growth long term, according to the head of one the leading economic think tanks. Danielle Wood ...