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ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... COVID-19, we see governments needing as much as they can to receive, so tax has never been more important, we feel. Addressing climate change can't happen without fair taxation, so it relates to everything, generally." Ethical Partners Funds Management ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... team will focus on building their proprietary ESG scoring system, thematic research and analytics, with a key focus on climate change and carbon transition. The Sustainable Investing team collaborated with a working group of 19 senior portfolio managers ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... impact at that scale. It's a very simple motivation. We have the conviction that investing in solutions for people and climate brings strong risk-adjusted returns. The wider market has woken up to this in the past six years, but to us, it's a continued ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... published in sister publication the Financial Standard. A 23 year old woman is suing the Australian government, claiming climate change risk was not disclosed properly when she invested in exchange traded bonds. Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell is being represented ...

UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... UK's National Employment Savings Trust, known as NEST, will immediately shift close to half of its entire portfolio to climate aware strategies and begin divesting from companies involved in thermal coal, oil sands and arctic drilling. NEST, home to ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Director for New Zealand Tracey Ryan has been named chair of the 11-person international committee and Director, Coastal and Climate Change - Asia Stephanie Groen will join as a committee member. The new committee will "advocate, guide and monitor best ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... short-term and long-term compensation plans has increased, with ASX-listed companies linking executive compensation to climate-related activities. Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research, ISS A recent ISS ESG analysis that looks at ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Richards, Senior Engagement Manager, Church of England Pensions Board Why do investors care about corporate lobbying on climate change? Where such lobbying opposes the adoption of effective climate change policy, it creates risks in investor portfolios. ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... announced targets to reduce carbon emissions in its equities portfolio and a plan to from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. First State Super will divest $40 million of its equity portfolio, including its indexed ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... team will focus on building their proprietary ESG scoring system, thematic research and analytics, with a key focus on climate change and carbon transition. JPMAM has $1.7 trillion ESG integrated as of 31 March, which is more than 90% of global client ...