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Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Indigenous heritage protection issues and has written to 14 Australian mining and energy companies. At that time, HESTA informed the companies it is embarking on a direct engagement program on this issue. The engagement will focus on how companies assess ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... to $1 trillion indicates that survey respondents are increasingly recognising that ESG factors provide better and more informed investment decisions, such as valuation and asset allocation. Seventy-nine percent of investment managers in the Responsible ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... written to 14 Australian mining and energy companies. HESTA CEO Debby Blakey said the $52 billion industry super fund had informed the companies HESTA is embarking on a direct engagement program on this issue. The engagement will focus on how companies ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... key project for Australian organisations that fall under the Modern Slavery Act's reporting obligations, according to Informed 365. Nicholas Bernhardt, CEO of Informed 365 Informed 365 is a tech platform that compiles, coordinates and visualises data ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... to learn as much as we can and how we can grow sustainable strategies and communicate it to traditional owners to make informed decisions about the resources on their country." DEAL notes that current data suggests local forests have commercial value ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investment process, where material and relevant, will contribute to achieving an enhanced financial return, through better-informed investment decisions and strengthened risk management," Wu said. "ESG integration aimed at achieving sustainable risk-adjusted ...

Consortium participants identify impact characteristics of AAP investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... the participation in the AAP consortium. "The idea is that supporting Australia's democracy and supporting having an informed, voting public and making sure that everyone throughout the country -including regional rural areas - have access to unbiased ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Agreement to be net zero by 2050. The CCTP will underpin investment decision-making across the portfolio and would be informed by ongoing research and developments in investment practice. "We're at the start of this journey, and we acknowledge that there ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... year, and surveyed Australian financial advisers. We found that only 40% of financial advisers said they are adequately informed to be able to educate their clients on ethical and sustainable investment. At the same time, client are interested in those ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... prudential practice guide (PPG) to assist entities in complying with existing prudential requirements. "The guidance will be informed by APRA's engagement with other regulators domestically and internationally, as well as its ongoing engagement with ...