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U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Ethical funds manager U Ethical has hired two women to its investments team. Desiree Lucchese has taken on the role of ethics and impact manager while Rachel O'Connor is the new portfolio manager for fixed income and cash products. "We're delighted ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Logistics company Brambles has identified key climate-related themes in its annual reporting - a low-carbon advantage, network resilience, and raw material supply security and continuity. Brambles recently announced underlying profit growth of US$795 ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has 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 ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AAIB) and Amundi will launch an investment framework aimed at informing "targeted sustainable and responsible financing." The AIIB-Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework "translates key objectives of the ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Paradice Investment Management has hired Nicholas Varcoe as head of ESG. Varcoe will work with the Paradice investment teams to "drive forward the integration of ESG factors, including climate change and modern slavery, in investment decision-making ...

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
Leading financial services ESG publication The Sustainability Report has been officially relaunched as FS Sustainability. FS Sustainability provides expert, in-depth news and analysis of how environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors ...

The TCFD framework - What is it and how can it be applied to investment analysis?

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Understanding how climate change may affect the intrinsic value of a company is quickly evolving. Until recently, analysis focused on the impact of a company's operations on the environment. This has shifted to an assessment of a company's exposure ...

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 ...

Rethinking ethics and code of conduct training

ATTRACTA LAGAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
It seems everyone has experienced a code of conduct or business ethics training session that is unmemorable, generic and fails to resonate. The unintended consequence of such training is that it leaves employees jaded with management's intent, annoyed ...