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Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Global Compact; Co-Chair, DWS ESG Advisory Board; Speaker, Volkswagen Sustainability Council (GER), speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees 2021 Conference. While imperfect, environmental and social data from companies improving ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... resident wellbeing initiatives and initiatives to improve workforce diversity. Jenkins anticipates similar demand in the Australian market. Developing the SLD market comes with challenges - Jenkins points to the need to have scrupulous standards when ...

Advisers integrating positive impact into investment choices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... while the concentrated nature of the ASX made it more challenging, but Zbik said that there are now more options in Australian equities as well - he cited ETFs with ethical or sustainable strategies as an avenue because of their cost structure and transparency ...

Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... 2020, which grew overall by 2%. "Leading practice responsible investment is growing at 15 times the rate that overall Australian professional managed funds have grown - that's a 30% growth compared to a 2% growth," said Nicolette Boele, executive, policy ...

PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Asai is based in Melbourne. Mayleah House joined the PRI on 16 August as a senior policy analyst. She comes from the Australian Conversation Foundation where she worked as an economic analyst and campaigner, and she is admitted as a solicitor of the ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the Paris Agreement. Climate Action 100+, the US$55 trillion investor engagement initiative that includes prominent Australian investors, released a sectoral guide for the food and beverage sector. The guide cites statistics saying that the global food ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian investors believe engaging on climate change or use of fossil fuels are the most important stewardship topics, but also believe greenwashing is a major challenge, according to Schroders. Schroders has released its latest Institutional ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... one of the largest oil and gas producers, they have one of the highest profiles in Australia. Their CEO is chair of [Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association] APPEA, and he's regularly in the market spruiking gas as the solution to climate ...

Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... The report outlines trends on both the investment bank and wealth management side, and there are ways in which the Australian market differs from global counterparts, noted Accenture's ANZ capital markets lead, Jonathan Hicks. "The global report suggests ...

Record FUM growth at Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Fund manager and super fund Australian Ethical enjoyed record annual growth in its funds under management and announced a dividend in its results. With net inflows of $1.03 billion during the year driving FUM up to $6.07 billion, the company announced ...