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SSGA hires from CareSuper for APAC ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has created the new role of ESG investment strategist for Asia Pacific and hired a CareSuper specialist to fill it. In the new role, Xinting Jia report globally to Karen Wong, global head of ESG and Sustainable Investing ...

Evolution Mining commits to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... including the GRI standards, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as well as the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We also aligned our FY21 Sustainability Report ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... equities large cap, ESG and diversified growth. In the past 12 months, the strongest performing ESG fund was the Robeco Global DM MF Equities Alpha Fund, with 47.8%, while the Robeco Global DM MF Equities Alpha Fund returned 46.6% and the Perpetual Ethical ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... can integrate human rights into their existing frameworks," Parker said. The concept of a just transition as part of the global push to decarbonise was part of COP26, and it is part of the consideration of human rights in climate risk, Brodie said. The ...

BlueScope, Shell to collaborate on renewable hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... (DRI) plant. "We are excited about the potential for these projects and are pleased to be working with Shell which brings global expertise in developing new energy technologies, including green hydrogen," said BlueScope chief executive Mark Vassella. ...

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Determined Contributions - the voluntary commitments countries make to cut carbon emissions - are insufficient in limiting global warming to 1.5°C this century. Hence, one outcome of the summit was to ask nations for "revised and strengthened" NDCs. ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... is struggling with worsening soil quality and the impacts of monocropping, the risk is increasing," Roc-Sennett noted. "Global population is still forecasted to grow to 10 billion by 2050 and wealth will continue to increase as well. There's just not ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... results when compared with other quantitative signals including value, sentiment and quality, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). SSGA recently published research explaining how their Active Quantitative Equity (AQE) team evaluates companies ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... First Sentier Investors (FSI) has structured a $750 million cash advance facility with a certified green tranche for its Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF). The cash advance facility allows GDIF to fund traditional investments, while the green ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors will Australian investors access to two ESG-focused ETFs beginning next year. From February 2022, the SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate Fund (DJRE), the SPDR S&P World ex Australia Fund (WXOZ), the SPDR S&P World ex Australia ...