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Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... recognise individuals, communities, businesses and government for innovation and excellence in environmental and social stewardship. At a panel discussion last year in advance of the awards, experts noted that integrating sustainability across businesses ...

Australian Unity hires ESG property specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Unity so far this year - earlier this year, they hired Matthew Moore as its first head of responsible investment and stewardship. Moore's appointment is designed to support Australian Unity's "ambition to become a leader in corporate sustainability ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... apply, Higgins said. When it comes to investments on secondary markets, such as listed equities, Zenith deems that stewardship is the manager's contribution in generating impact. Zenith notes that empirical evidence suggests that engagement "is one of ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolio's carbon intensity is improving over time, said Joshua Kendall, head of responsible investment (research and stewardship), Insight Investment. "There's a long tail of companies moving through the sustainability journey," Kendall said. "When ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia, a commissioner for International Agricultural Research, supporting ACIAR, and a director of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. Prior to her nine-year stint at NAB, Courville was the executive director of the London-based ISEAL Alliance ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... biodiversity and circular economy, are correlated and intersecting, which Hughes says is why an active ownership and stewardship approach is the strategic pathway for the fund manager. "For example, with circular economy, 34% of the world is severely ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... head of sustainability, where she will be in charge of driving Franklin Templeton's overall strategic direction on stewardship, sustainability and ESG investment strategy globally. Simpson joins from CalPERS, where she was managing investment director ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... annual proxy letter to portfolio companies around the world, outlining the global fund manager's main areas of stewardship focus in 2022. Meanwhile, Taraporevala has also announced he is retiring from the business later this year, with SSGA due to ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Unity has hired its first head of responsible investment and stewardship. Matthew Moore, who joined Australian Unity on 10 January, will build upon Australian Unity's progress in the ongoing development and implementation of a best-in-class ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... his annual proxy letter to portfolio companies around the world, outlining the global fund manager's main areas of stewardship focus in 2022. The key issues outlined in the letter relate to the supporting "the acceleration of the systemic transformations ...