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ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... CEOs said they were looking to invest more than 10% and 84% of Australian CEOs said their companies' digital and ESG investment are inextricably linked. Almost half of Australian CEOs believed "our ESG programs boost our financial performance", higher ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Climate-related business and investment decisions are shifting from risk to capturing new opportunities, according to former APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes. Climate change is moving from an issue of a "hygiene factor" to a question of ...

New ethical fund appoints Equity Trustees as RE

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... conviction in that we don't think you can be ethical/ESG -aligned if you're partially in." For the resulting investment universe, Haven Wealth then focuses on fundamental analysis to identify companies with value characteristics and then invests ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... generate long-term, risk-adjusted outperformance through climate-aligned, attractive high-yield credit instruments. The investment process will include using proprietary a framework - the Climate Change Impact (CCI) Score - to reflect the progress and ...

HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... to be appointed to the position, which demonstrated the Australian superannuation industry's important responsible investment leadership on the global stage. "Enhancing global governance standards helps to better manage systemic risks and improve market ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... three emissions. However, IFM chief executive David Neal confirmed it was considering scope three emissions in its investment decisions. "We are absolutely focussed on scope one and two for this time, that's what we committed to when we made our ...

Merlon Capital hires sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... excited to work with Rebecca to further develop and implement our ESG philosophy and processes." Merlon focuses its investment approach on identifying cash flow sustainability, with the goal of a portfolio of relatively high yielding stocks with limited ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... their ESG credentials, processes, and decision-making before recommending those funds to clients seeking ESG-themed investment strategies. None of the asset consultants that spoke with FS Sustainability would comment directly on the DWS allegations ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... that the agriculture sector is targeted to grow to $100 billion by 2030, but said it is still "quite immature" from an investment point of view. Agriculture investments offer competitive, stable risk adjusted investment, with low volatility characteristics ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework of targets that investors can use to implement sustainable investment outcomes. There is "deep momentum" to making investments towards companies and assets that support the accomplishment of the ...