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American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... biodiversity and circular economy, are correlated and intersecting, which Hughes says is why an active ownership and stewardship approach is the strategic pathway for the fund manager. "For example, with circular economy, 34% of the world is severely ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... head of sustainability, where she will be in charge of driving Franklin Templeton's overall strategic direction on stewardship, sustainability and ESG investment strategy globally. Simpson joins from CalPERS, where she was managing investment director ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... annual proxy letter to portfolio companies around the world, outlining the global fund manager's main areas of stewardship focus in 2022. Meanwhile, Taraporevala has also announced he is retiring from the business later this year, with SSGA due to ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Unity has hired its first head of responsible investment and stewardship. Matthew Moore, who joined Australian Unity on 10 January, will build upon Australian Unity's progress in the ongoing development and implementation of a best-in-class ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... his annual proxy letter to portfolio companies around the world, outlining the global fund manager's main areas of stewardship focus in 2022. The key issues outlined in the letter relate to the supporting "the acceleration of the systemic transformations ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... to $300,000. Kaizen Recruitment managing director Matt McGilton said that heads of ESG research/head of investment stewardship can expect a salary of $250,000 - $300,000 including super and are expected to have 10-plus years of experience. ESG investment ...

SSGA hires from CareSuper for APAC ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... work with them to understand the relationship between ESG integration and performance, the possibility of integrating stewardship activities to maximize outcomes, implementation methods to benchmarks and address the ESG data challenge." Jia will be based ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... engagement, and allocating towards positive solutions. Investors can look beyond downside risk to the principles of stewardship to actively influence investee companies on these issues. This action allows investors to position themselves to take maximum ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... performance, benchmark, investable universe, sustainability outcomes and engagement and voting practices 6. Active stewards - stewardship practices, such as engagement and voting and the improved outcomes of these practices 7. Organisation has a demonstrated ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... provider. Liddell is responsible for driving sustainable investment initiatives at BetaShares, including investment stewardship, engagement, product development, investor education and thought leadership. Liddell comes to BetaShares from Suncorp, where ...