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Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... announced they will reduce their absolute carbon emissions by 45% across their portfolio by 2030. The $54 billion industry super fund has announced a new Climate Change Roadmap, under which Cbus will put in place processes to achieve portfolio targets ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... engagement to pursue climate goals, representing US$40 trillion in assets under management. Australian superannuation funds and fund managers are signatories to Climate Action 100+. The institutions identify areas where climate change investment risks ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... long-term success and value creation for investors." Paradice Investment Management is a privately-owned Australian boutique fund manager established in 1999 by David Paradice. Paradice currently manage six distinct investment strategies with offices ...

Does it pay to worry about ESG factors in emerging markets?

ERNEST YEUNG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Emerging markets (EMs) have made great progress in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in recent years, with many companies today displaying ESG standards in line with global best practices. Yet, there remains a general ...

The Sustainability Report relaunched as FS Sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... in October 2019. "Responsible investment and taking into account ESG factors is now a mainstream investment issue for all fund trustee boards, their fiduciaries and the capital markets," said Christopher Page, managing director of Rainmaker Group. Illustrating ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Many investors continue to struggle to effectively assess and incorporate climate change impacts into their company analysis. This is not without good reason. Climate-related risks (and opportunities) all carry a large degree of uncertainty about them ...

ESG performance and cannabis

KELLIE JOHNSTON, ANDREA BREWER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The link between positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and economic growth is not new. However, the heightened focus by market participants on value creation through sustainability is new and being driven in part by global ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... played in company performance, the role of a founder as leader or significant shareholder comes into play. Many qualitative fund managers evaluate the impacts of founder-led companies on issues like occupational health and safety, and governance and ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and has written to 14 Australian mining and energy companies. HESTA CEO Debby Blakey said the $52 billion industry super fund had informed the companies HESTA is embarking on a direct engagement program on this issue. The engagement will focus on how ...

Investing in healthcare yields financial, social returns: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... financial return, but also returns linked to positive impacts aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals, according to global fund manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care Impact Equity fund, managed by Michael Li, seeks ...