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Tracking ESG impact in emerging markets improving: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... the company's impact; it's also about engagement and understanding how the company addresses material social or environmental issues and how they manage corporate governance." The Emerging Markets Sustainable Impact Fund holds approximately 65 companies ...

Hostplus ESG head jumps to HESTA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... financial returns for members," said chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson. "Kim's wealth of expertise across environmental, social and corporate governance will support HESTA to continue its important work." HESTA led recent global investor ...

Charter Hall hires group head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and reporting, community partnerships and will work closely with the executive committee to integrate the group's environmental, social and governance outcomes across the business. Cole will report to chief experience officer Natalie Devlin. Cole has ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... an increase of more than 50% over the prior year's 656 meetings. The top topics discussed included disclosure of environmental and social data, diversity of employee base and boards of directors, greenhouse gas emissions, product sustainability, and ...

EY names Oceania chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability officer, a newly created role. Nelson's new role will become effective 1 July 2021. "We know that environmental, social and governance (ESG), sustainability and climate change are broad agendas impacting clients across their entire organisations ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and a commitment to measure and report the social and environmental impact of investment, lending and insurance decisions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Momentum Tracker ...

Enhanced ESG reporting linked to funding outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... producer for electric vehicle batteries, and is using an ESG impact reporting platform from Socialsuite to track its environmental and social impacts. Managing director Francis Wedin says that they reported on their ESG performance and positive impact ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... 55% are client driven, Investment Trends reports. Advisers report that clients are most likely to ask them about environmental issues related to investing, specifically climate change, while social and governance questions lag behind, Guiamatsia said. ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... reports, according to disclosures made to mid-2020. Almost half of the issuers discussed climate change as an economic, environmental, social and governance (EESG) factor. "Better sustainability reporting can help companies attract environmentally-conscious ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... investing and stewardship, a newly created role. Moret joins NTAM from Franklin Templeton, where she was global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). The hiring of ESG specialists hasn't been limited to fund managers. The Australian ...