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Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... consideration of environmental, social and governance factors in investment decision making, strong and collaborative stewardship; transparency in reporting activity, including the societal and environmental outcomes being achieved. The sustainable investing ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... thing - to pay companies to extract carbon past the upper limit. We have to engage with the system itself - macro-stewardship, which means talking to government and policy makers. Q: How is Aviva Investors engaging with its invested companies on the ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Reznick. The team's dedicated fixed income engagers, supported by EOS at Federated Hermes, the firm's global stewardship team, will seek positive action on climate change through a robust engagement plan with the portfolio holdings. "We are pleased ...

HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investors." Blakey joins new chair, Henry Jones, president of the CalPERS in the US, directors Seiji Kawazoe, a senior stewardship office at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management in Tokyo, and Luz Rodriguez, a corporate governance professional at the ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... seven headline areas related to ESG - not just integration, but ESG philosophy/policy/resourcing/collective action/stewardship reporting," Alcock said. Assessing whether fund managers are integrating ESG and material issues like climate change should ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... majority of Australian investors believe engaging on climate change or use of fossil fuels are the most important stewardship topics, but also believe greenwashing is a major challenge, according to Schroders. Schroders has released its latest Institutional ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment Management Global Sustain Fund clients are typically aligned with the firm's long-term perspective of investment stewardship, which feeds into the firm's engagement approach. "For that reason, it's important to take a step back to understand ...

Fidelity International nabs HESTA talent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability considerations into the firm's investment process. Jaramillo will report to Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing at Fidelity International. "Daniela is a welcome addition to an already strong sustainable investing ...

Investors press for swift action in wake of climate report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... being much lower emissions intensive - 70% below the benchmark." Stewart Investors seeks out companies that take a stewardship perspective, investing in companies whose products and services answer a number of global challenges including climate change. ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... outcomes. "We know many farmers across the country are already adopting best practice sustainability and environmental stewardship, and we want to partner with agribusinesses to help them innovate and accelerate transition plans," Vacy-Lyle said. Australia's ...