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ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... forms of investment which may expose our portfolio indirectly to companies that meet the criteria and threshold for exclusion," ART said, "Exclusions also do not apply to investments that are held as security." In addition, the thermal coal exclusion ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... and governance. For example, funds with the 'ESG' or 'SRI' in their name will be required to implement exclusion screens aligned to the European Union's Paris-aligned Benchmark exclusions. However, the research found that two-thirds ...

Active Super to pay $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... of Ukraine. For example, an Active Super Responsible Investment report highlighted 'RUSSIA OUT' as a country exclusion. That report revealed that Active Super held investments in Russian stocks through two emerging market funds but begun divesting ...

ESG funds third-best performing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... capital stable," Rainmaker said. Over a three-year period, Vanguard's three products - International Shares Select Exclusion Index Fund, Ethically Conscious International Shares Index Fund, and Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF ...

Vanguard ESG funds rake in highest inflows: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... net inflows in the year to December 2024, new Rainmaker Information research found. The International Shares Select Exclusion Index Fund, one of Vanguard's three unit trusts making up the top 10, raked in $270 million to end up with $1.1 billion at the ...

Google's DEI dump may tank ESG score

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... like Google and Walmart deprioritising DEI commitments will absolutely see a decline in their ESG ratings, potential exclusion from ESG-focused indices and funds, and reduced investor demand," said Morningstar Sustainalytics executive Michelle Cameron. ...

ESG not dead yet: Fidelity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
According to Fidelity International, ESG is still kicking, with over half of investors viewing it as highly important for portfolio asset allocation - but most struggle to measure impact. While the relevancy of ESG continues to be actively debated in ...

Podcast: Overcoming barriers to financing the First Nations business sector with Jake Berthelot

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
First Nations businesses in Australia face many barriers to accessing financing, including historically exclusionary policies, institutional barriers, and lack of capital. So today, we are tackling the topic of overcoming these barriers. Jake Berthelot ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
As we bid farewell to another year in responsible investing, here's a countdown of the most-read articles on FS Sustainability. Which ones did you miss? CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger In September, CareSuper announced it would abandon Spirit ...

ETFs recover and dominate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainable ETFs are thriving after having a rough year prior, according to Rainmaker's latest Wholesale Managed Funds Net Flow Report. The data covers net flows of 1100 products across 170 different asset managers in all asset classes. Over the ...
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