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Podcast: Responsible investment stewardship towards net zero with Rachel Halpern

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... which advises on over $1.3 trillion in funds. She'll discuss responsible stewardship strategies for achieving real impact. Rachel is the head of sustainability at JANA Investment Advisers, an advisory firm with over $1.3tn funds under advice. The ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... is not just important; it is critical." Meanwhile in other global 'heads of' news, Hans-Christoph Hirt, head of impact engagement at UBS Asset Management, announced he will exit in October. His future direction is not publicly known. This follows ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... the company is disinterested in genuine decarbonisation." Woodside's major investors did not comment. Alison George, impact and ethics head at Australian Ethical, which excludes Woodside due to its fossil fuel policies, reiterated that the energy ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A human rights complaint against UBS follows legal precedent that financiers are responsible for acting on human rights in passive index funds. The Swiss human rights watchdog accepted a complaint against UBS for holdings in private prison contractors ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
CareSuper will drop Spirit Super's emissions targets, impact investing, and exclusions of controversial weapons and fossil fuels. The merger slated for November will create a new CareSuper entity with 573,000 members and $53 billion funds under management. ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Reformers stand for "former bad actors" with a willingness to transition to greener solutions. Entities contributing direct impact on furthering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through their products and services are considered Promoters. ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... agenda-setting in climate, through norm-setting, frameworks and measurements put in place, and now we are in a place of impact and results. But in industries like fossil fuels, where the core business faces potential obsolescence, confrontational engagement ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... land of high ecological value, protecting the habitat of endangered animals and threatened plant species. The 'Extended Impact' solution "provides businesses with a simple way to offset their emissions, while also supporting biodiversity projects local ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... statutory net profit after tax to $11.8m. Richard Brandweiner, former CEO of Pendal and BT Investment Management and chair of Impact Investing Australia has been appointed executive director, effective 1 September. The ethical investment manager also ...

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... "We must all continue to evolve our approach to incorporate environmental and intergenerational aspects into our overall impact."