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HSBC AM takes stake in women-owned ESG investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
HSBC Asset Management has taken a minority stake in a US-based ESG and diversity inclusion women-owned firm co-founded by two ex-Rosenberg Equities executives. The move will see Radiant ESG rebranded as RadiantESG Global Investors, an independent asset ...

Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... broadest sense is an area where we will see an accentuated focus," Moret said. "That includes diversity, equity and inclusion, which is a tone set by management from the top down and informs activities bottom up. Client relations is the third aspect ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... philosophies to performance. The fourth category of information are the targets that companies set regarding diversity, inclusion and equality. Because of the challenges in finding quantitative metrics around diversity and inclusion, T. Rowe Price has ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... exclude a company exposed to significant ESG-related reputational risk or controversy, if the committee considers that its inclusion would be inconsistent with ETHI's responsible investment principles. "ETHI's methodology gives ethical investors ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... financial institutions and corporate entities)." There also needs to be more work to build resilience through Financial Inclusion Action Plans and Reconciliation Action plans, and a need to collaborate with First Nations people in a fair and equitable ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... of generating positive impacts for its investors. Stewart Investors engages with HDFC on topics including financial inclusion and targeting microinsurance as a service that brings both positive financial return and social benefit. Alison Chan, director ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... water conservation and reuse, waste reduction and other resource efficiency, while social will be tied to diversity and inclusion and community initiatives, and governance KPIs will be tied to supply chain initiatives. "The key one that's more top ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... consolidate have yet to choose a sole provider. One deciding factor in wealth manager selection is a firm's diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices, with 57% of Australian respondents seeing D&I efforts as important when evaluating a wealth manager ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The $59 billion Rest industry super fund has launched its responsible investment option. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, Rest's 1.7 million members will now have access to 'Sustainable Growth', the fund's first ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... also identified human capital management as a material engagement going forward. This covers issue of diversity and inclusion, occupational health and safety, employee engagement and other issues. "We think there is going to be a plethora of human capital ...