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BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... positive climate leadership screen, with a broad set of ESG criteria to ensure investors are accessing a 'true to label' portfolio of ethically-focused Australian companies. FAIR screens out companies involved in the fossil fuel industry, including indirect ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... forward, because of the temptation of companies to portray themselves as healthy," Carlsson-Sweeny said. Nick Edgerton, portfolio manager for sustainable strategies at Stewart Investors, has previously spoken with The Sustainability Report about his ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... disclosing financial returns, 8IP also issues an annual impact report, where the fund explores how the companies in the portfolio bring social or environmental benefit as part of their business strategy. "When we write the annual impact report, it's ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... transition, according to AMP Capital's Global Listed Infrastructure team. Andy Jones, AMP Capital Global Listed Infrastructure portfolio manager AMP Capital has published a paper entitled Autonomous vehicles: the real opportunity that lies ahead for ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... they evaluate environmental, social and governance impacts that companies produce and use those considerations in their portfolio construction. Stewart Investors is primarily an equity fund manager, covering Asia Pacific, emerging markets, worldwide ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
More than a hundred individual shareholders and three global asset owners including Local Government Super (LGS) have co-filed a shareholder resolution calling on Rio Tinto to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies including ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Nicki Ashton, head of strategic partnerships, Institutional Australia, Russell Investments Global asset manager Russell Investments has created a methodology to provide material ESG scores for companies within its investment universe. The methodology ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... including Little Acorns, a savings tool for children, carbon offsetting and the introduction of an ethical investing portfolio. The ethical investing portfolio is a diversified option and includes Australian equities, international equities, bonds and ...

ANZ prices €750 million bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
ANZ has launched and priced its first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) bond in the European wholesale debt capital markets. Katharine Tapley, head of sustainable finance solutions (SFS), loans and specialised finance, ANZ The bond raised â,¬750 ...

BetaShares sees increased demand for "true to label" ethical products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... BetaShares also launched the Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) in January 2017, which provides access to a portfolio of global companies (ex-Australia) which are similarly ethically-responsible and leaders in sustainability. ETHI and FAIR ...