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Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of our decision-making and in particular our position as a long only, long term investor engaging with the Board and management of portfolio companies," Rossler said. "Natasha McKean has been responsible for establishing and executing our ESG strategy ...

GRI to update three Universal Standards, seeks public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the Organization. Covers disclosures for contextual information about the reporting organisation. GRI 103: currently Management Approach, this will be renamed Material Topics. Includes guidance for identifying material topics, with disclosures on reporting ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... consists of a survey of a diverse range of 125 Australian investors with $1.722 trillion of the country's assets under management and a study of 111 impact investment products widely offered to Australian investors at 31 December 2019. Impact investments ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... in new inflows from January to May 2020. As previously reported, ETHI and FAIR surpassed $1 billion in assets under management by the beginning of 2020. At the time, BetaShares points to the coincidence of the spike of inflows into the Australian equities ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... COVID-19 can be a way of assessing which companies operate sustainably versus those that do not, according to Lazard Asset Management. Nikita Singhal, global co-head of sustainable investment and ESG, Lazard Asset Management COVID-19 has been costly ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... voting statistics," Wallace said. State Street Global Advisors has approximately US$286 billion in ESG assets under management as at 31 March 2020. These strategies offer the full spectrum of solutions, from traditional screened portfolios to ESG-themed ...

Accounting bodies develop guidelines for disclosing to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... authored by Professor Carol Adams, Russell Picot and Paul Druckman, the recommendations are grouped into four themes - management approach, strategy, governance and performance and targets. The aim is to encourage organisations to change their approach ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... stakeholders, said Scott Freedman, credit analyst, Newton, a investment manager that is part of BNY Mellon Investment Management. "What's fascinating to watch is that the Green Deal was proposed in December, and no one was of the view at that point ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... factors relevant to a company's operations or business practices. The fund is also an active investor and engages with management teams in invested companies. Climate remains an overarching theme that the fund is actively managing. "An example of a megatrend ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... founding signatories to the pledge include AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment, AustralianSuper, Bennelong Funds Management, BT Financial Group, CareSuper, Christian Super, Future Super, GuildSuper, HESTA, the Global Impact Initiative, Local Government ...