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Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... appearance in the top five for Best ESG Super Products. WA Super was in third place, also appearing for the first time, with Australian Ethical Super - International Shares and Tasplan Shares rounding out the top five. HESTA's chief executive Debby Blakey ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability in their business, according to a survey from HSBC. According to HSBC's Navigator survey, 84% of Australian companies expect sales growth linked to integration of sustainability principles in their business, with 40% of companies expecting ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... equivalent index by 2.1 percentage points, which is an increase over September's 1.4 percentage point point margin. Australian Ethical Super's balanced accumulation fund topped the Workplace Super performance table for three year returns, at ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... "Following last summer's catastrophic bushfires and extreme weather events, there is growing recognition among Australian investors of the risks and opportunities that arise from climate change. "Combined with APRA's 2021 plans that will require ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Benchmark." Recently, Climate Action 100+ augmented its focus list of companies for engagement, including several new Australian listed companies. The changes to the Climate Action 100+ means overall nine companies have been added to the list and two ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... 1994, initially as an Asia Pacific trading office for the US business. From 1999, it began offering strategies for Australian and New Zealand investors. It now manages more than $AU30 billion for local clients. Another issue that will continue to impact ...

The future is now: the future of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... digital publication that reports on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that affect how investors and Australian companies manage, disclose, and communicate their material risks and opportunities. Originally launched in 2011 as The Sustainability ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... and high degrees of trust in health, education and professional membership associations. The overall ethics score for Australian society was +52, a full 19 points higher than last year. The overall importance of ethics was +81 and the ethics deficit ...

Industry super cuts emissions exposures by 40%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... The remaining exposures "are then adjusted to ensure members retain an efficient and cost-effective exposure to both Australian and global equity markets," Aware Super said. The benchmarks were rolled out to Aware Super's investment managers in October ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has released its final roadmap, outlining 37 recommendations to enable the financial ...