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BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
BetaShares' ethical exchange traded funds (ETFs) have passed the $1 billion funds under management, fuelled by around $300 million in inflows to the two equities ETFs in the past three months. BetaShares Ethical ETFs FUM BetaShares points to the coincidence ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change is a strategic risk to business, their employees and the communities in which they operate, and is also intertwined with human rights, according to Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA). Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director GCNA, the ...

Company, investor climate change partnership "essential": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Partnership between companies and investors, and between investors themselves, is "essential" to meeting climate change targets, according to global fund manager Robeco. Carola van Lamoen, head of active ownership, Robeco Carola van Lamoen, head of ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors will begin voting against board members of companies that are laggards on ESG performance. Benjamin Colton, head of asset stewardship, Asia Pacific, SSGA CEO Cyrus Taraporevala announced in his annual letter to corporate ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... reality that the manifestations of climate change are manifest today, not in 2030 or 2050. Institutions will be prompted to act by both internal and external stakeholders, but what this means for action going forward will be shaped by legal, fiduciary ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... their suppliers. Playing into this is the first reporting season where companies will have to report their Modern Slavery Act reports. Carlsson-Sweeny advises that companies take a wider view of human rights and move their oversight beyond relying on ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Companies that actively manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues "make better contributions to the global economy and are more resilient," according to US-based fund manager Saturna Capital. Scott Klimo, CIO, Saturna Capital Saturna ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
More than 80% of Australia's business leaders believe that climate change will have a negative impact on their business operations, nearly double the global average, according to Deloitte. Robert Hillard, Deloitte Deloitte has published its third annual ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
The global green bond market continues to both grow and spread into new instruments and new categories, according to J.P. Morgan. Marilyn Ceci, managing director, head of green bonds, J.P. Morgan Global issuance of labelled green bonds for 2019 was ...

Eurozone outperforms North America in ESG investing: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... investing is at the crossroad of investing and policymaking. Investors affect the supply and demand of securities when they act on their views, but governments can gear financial outcomes by regulating ESG-related fields. Thus, the U.S. withdrawal from ...