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Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... at the smart factor, ESG and climate index provider. At the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), U Ethical stewardship head Rachel Alembakis has been elected as board director. "It's an honour to be elected to RIAA's board," ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Europe, where many pension funds now view defense investment as a national interest imperative. "Each asset owner must weigh ethical considerations and fiduciary responsibilities in alignment with stakeholder values," Catechis said. "Some investors adhere ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
GuildSuper, Child Care Super, and smartMonday have not been marketed as sustainable funds in the past, however going forward their international equities portfolio contains no investments in fossil fuels, weapons, nuclear energy, and gambling. For tobacco ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... all three Scopes of carbon emissions, target Cleaning Accountability Framework certification, and promote best practice ethical labour practices. Sustainability performance will be tracked using the Green Building Council of Australia's new Green ...

Green moves: Fremantle Seaweed, Impact&ble, Emmi, Petuna Aquaculture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... risk institute has scooped up Altius Asset Management co-founder, meanwhile a company cutting methane from cow burps nabs Ethical Partners' former head of stewardship. Altius Asset Management co-founder Bill Bovingdon has been named the first industry ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... punitive measures," she said. "This commitment highlights a preference for fostering continuous improvement and building ethical supply chains." This comes as Tomoya Obokata, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, meets the federal Anti-Slavery ...

ETFs recover and dominate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainable ETFs are thriving after having a rough year prior, according to Rainmaker's latest Wholesale Managed Funds Net Flow Report. The data covers net flows of 1100 products across 170 different asset managers in all asset classes. Over the ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... through the bank's influence on market standards for responsible finance practice, commented Alison George, Australian Ethical head of impact and ethics. "In a world facing multiple systemic challenges... stewardship does not end with the disposal of ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... well-position our economy, and people, to become a leader in this space" said Alison George, head of impact & ethics at Australian Ethical. On land use, George said combatting deforestation is a core focus of the fund manager's ethical stewardship ...

Activist platform launches full share trading

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Shareholder advocacy firm Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has launched a new platform for ethical share trading. Until now, the company acted as a shareholder activism platform. Now investors can buy shares in ASX300 companies and a range of ETFs ...