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ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... financial institutions and corporate entities)." There also needs to be more work to build resilience through Financial Inclusion Action Plans and Reconciliation Action plans, and a need to collaborate with First Nations people in a fair and equitable ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... of generating positive impacts for its investors. Stewart Investors engages with HDFC on topics including financial inclusion and targeting microinsurance as a service that brings both positive financial return and social benefit. Alison Chan, director ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... water conservation and reuse, waste reduction and other resource efficiency, while social will be tied to diversity and inclusion and community initiatives, and governance KPIs will be tied to supply chain initiatives. "The key one that's more top ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... consolidate have yet to choose a sole provider. One deciding factor in wealth manager selection is a firm's diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices, with 57% of Australian respondents seeing D&I efforts as important when evaluating a wealth manager ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The $59 billion Rest industry super fund has launched its responsible investment option. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, Rest's 1.7 million members will now have access to 'Sustainable Growth', the fund's first ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... also identified human capital management as a material engagement going forward. This covers issue of diversity and inclusion, occupational health and safety, employee engagement and other issues. "We think there is going to be a plethora of human capital ...

Rainmaker tracks gender diversity of ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... place that ensure that employment practices are free from discrimination and that a workplace culture of diversity, inclusion and safety is fostered and maintained." HESTA is the leader of 40:40 Vision an initiative that is aiming to ensure diversity ...

AustralianSuper adds sustainable ETFs to platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... ESGI and GRNV leverage MSCI's leading Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) research capabilities to ensure only the inclusion of high ESG performers. ESGI screens for fossil fuels and socially responsible investments (SRI), combined with ESG leadership ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... companies provides a fuller picture. "It's also thinking about how they're developing employees and broader diversity and inclusion as well," she said. "How are you developing your internal pipeline, your succession in terms of your key management and ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... preparing for, or actively transitioning towards the targets of decarbonization by mid-century, which would qualify them for inclusion in the strategy. "Those companies could be working very, very hard on the risks they're facing, actually looking ...