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Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... resolutions all the time, but rather to improve disclosure particularly by superannuation funds that have made sustainability or responsible investment policy commitments, Gocher said. "If every fund was supporting 100% of proposals, that would be weird," ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... investment officer Garth Rossler. Pringle joins Maple-Brown Abbott from BT where she was head of customer governance and sustainability, with responsibility for the organisation's product governance and sustainability functions across super, investments ...

GRI to update three Universal Standards, seeks public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... reporting standards for public disclosure on economic, environmental and social impacts and are used as a basis for sustainability reporting. There are three universal standards that are the basis for GRI-based disclosure, with topic-specific standards ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... and Performance Report 2020, "the vast majority of impact investment products are dominated by green, social and sustainability bonds ($17 billion), while the remaining $2.9 billion in impact investments held by Australian investors comprise real assets ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... 2020. Fund return after fees for FAIR is 4.83% for the month of May, against the benchmark Nasdaq Future Australian Sustainability Leaders Index performance of 4.87%. For the past three months, the fund has returned - -5.07%, versus -4.91%, for the benchmark ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... contributing to these relationships? This is a piece that gets us to a much deeper level of understanding their sustainability." COVID-19 may also end up assisting in cutting through greenwash in that companies' responses may show up which are taking ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Global Advisors' ESG scoring system, R-Factor. R-Factor integrates multiple data sources and is built utilising the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) materiality framework. The fund manager uses SASB's Materiality Map to generate a unique ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Specialist sustainability advisory firm Chronos Sustainability has announced a strategic association with climate change and responsible investment veteran Ian Woods. Ian Woods, climate change and sustainable investment specialist, Chronos Sustainability ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... focus on the balance sheet. "This will likely remain for some time in a post-coronavirus world, where the value of sustainability has also received a significant boost," he said. "Issuers will be under scrutiny not only on their approach to dealing with ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... consequences." The third PRI principle is around disclosure, Waygood noted. "We have integrated this kind of disclosure of sustainability issues into our AGM voting policy since 2001," he said. "This includes issues challenging companies to publish data ...