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Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... participating in some sort of flexible work. It provided strong engagement opportunities, as we truly became a national business." Medibank counts the impact of having workers at 84 stores that had to switch from a customer-facing role to a remote role ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A $120 billion industry superannuation fund has revamped its SRI option to tighten screening standards. Aware Super has updated its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) options to refine the list of excluded companies to include those earning 5% or ...

RIAA adviser guide aims at education in ESG space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
There is strong retail demand for responsible investing products, but the sector is still "confusing" and in need of both consumer and adviser education, according to a panel of experts. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... promote strong understanding and management of the potential financial impacts of a changing climate on current and future business prospects, allowing well-managed entities to minimise costs and optimise benefits," APRA said in the February letter. ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... ETF (ASX:VETH) provide exposure to approximately 240 shares listed on the ASX while removing companies with significant business activities involving fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, military weapons and civilian firearms, nuclear power, and ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... action each year under three themes: Integration of Paris-aligned emissions reduction goals into investment policies or business strategies; collaboration between investors, clients and companies to deliver emission reductions; and investment in new ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... targets and transition strategies come to the fore from institutional investors and are increasingly embedded in company business models and capex plans." The first green loan in the region came from New Zealand's power utility Contact Energy, in ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... credentials." Alphinity Investment Management is owned by its staff in conjunction with Fidante Partners, the funds management business of Challenger Limited.

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... ESG investing, Hume replied "no" and said the government does not want to be that specific or stop anyone from doing business. "There's plenty of research out there that ESG investing is a pretty basic risk filter," Hume said. "We don't want ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... space welcomed the announcement. Waste management company BINGO Industries said two initiative will directly impact their business - the Recycling Modernisation Fund and the $1.5 billion allocated to the Modern Manufacturing Strategy that identifies ...