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HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
HESTA's former head of impact has launched her own consultancy, focusing on authentic ESG decisions by companies and investors. Mary Delahunty stepped down from her role at the $66 billion super fund to launch Seven Advisory, which will work around ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Climate change, digitalisation, healthcare, empowerment and diversity issues, and the circular economy are key engagement issues in 2022 for fund manager American Century Investments. In developing the long-term ESG themes that will impact on economies ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added an additional 12 carbon-intensive companies to a focused engagement aimed at lifting their transition to net zero outcomes. Robeco has established its engagement themes for 2022, with a strong focus on "protecting ...

Baker McKenzie hires special counsel from industry super fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Baker McKenzie has hired the former head of legal advisory from an industry super fund to bolster its service - including ESG advisory - to super funds. Thalia Dardamanis joins Baker McKenzie as special counsel. She comes to the law firm from UniSuper ...

Australian Ethical launches high conviction ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has become the latest fund manager to foray into exchange traded products, launching an active ethical ETF. The High Conviction Fund ETF (ticker: AEAE) is an actively managed portfolio of 20 to 35 companies primarily drawn from the ...

Solving renewable energy challenges with technology investment: Quinbrook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
There is outsized demand for 24/7 renewable energy, but current technologies can only provide renewables for 16 to 18 hours, meaning that solving the "missing hours" problem at scale with affordability is a challenge, according to Quinbrook Infrastructure ...

PGIM creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
PGIM has created the role of global head of ESG and appointed Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson to the role. Unanyants-Jackson is based in London and reports to PGIM chief operation officer Taimur Hyat. She will be responsible for shaping and coordinating ESG ...

ESG adds performance boost to equity funds: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability-themed investments; and impact investing. The ERIG Index also uses criteria from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The ERIG Index currently rates over 600 fund strategies, or 2,000 APIR codes, a number that continues ...

Envirosuite hires CFO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Environmental intelligence technology company Envirosuite has hired Justin Owen as chief financial officer. Owen comes to Envirosuite from Whispir, where he was CFO. Owen has has more than 30 years of experience, including significant financial experience ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Franklin Templeton has created a new role of global head of sustainability and hired a heavy hitting exec from the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) to fill it. Franklin Templeton has hired Anne Simpson to the role of global head ...