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Banks' culture, conduct has government committee 'deeply concerned'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... committee recognised this can be a challenging process, but said they must "maintain rigorous standards and proactive engagement with stakeholders to ensure their activities do not inadvertently contribute to human rights abuses."

Investors want more transparency in responsible investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... and thematic reporting. Twenty-three percent of investors are requiring their asset managers to report on ESG-related engagement activities, and 22% will implement this requirement within the next two years. However, achieving this level of transparency ...

Platinum staffers join Merlon Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... including Lendlease and Metcash, while Binns was a former head of research at Merrill Lynch Australia. Merlon runs a formal engagement program with its investee company boards, and an advisory board review is required before increasing portfolio positions. ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... responsible investment analyst arriving from Investor Group on Climate Change where he served as manager of corporate engagement for nine months. Before that, he held the same role at Funds SA, where he helped implement the South Australian state government ...

Consultancies jump on skills gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Safety company UL Solutions and OpenEngagement, a stakeholder engagement and governance advisory firm, are partnering to help firms prepare mandatory climate reports as consultancies experience growing demand amid a talent shortfall. UL Solutions will ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... 0.88% of its Balanced option and 0.33% for the Conservative option. The super fund is considering opportunities for engagement with Alphabet to address concerns and evaluating how it can influence the company. AustralianSuper, which as at December end ...

ESG not dead yet: Fidelity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... is out" on the best ways to drive positive change, with impact investing, exclusionary screening, individual company engagement and government policy and regulation among the top strategies, Tan said. "As an active manager and steward of client capital ...

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
More asset managers and banks are dropping like flies from climate-focused initiatives, leaving ESG groups scrambling to stay relevant. Following the exit of four Canadian banks, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has now bade farewell to JPMorgan ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... mining, real estate, transport, accommodation or hospitality. For this reason, natural capital is a key theme for company engagement, with 62% of investors engaging with companies on biodiversity/nature conservation and 48% on natural capital issues ...

Podcast: The biggest misconception fund managers have about stewardship with Rachel Alembakis

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... of FS Sustainability - and says that communication skills are one of the most important aspects of stewardship and engagement with companies to ensure they are following U Ethical's responsible investment principles. With its first funds established ...