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Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... weapons, thermal coal, tar sands and tobacco. The Scottish Widows Ethical Fund avoids investments in companies involved in social problems, destruction of human life, human rights or labour abuses, environmental damage, animal testing for cosmetics ...

Top Pendal executive joins Evidentia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... leading institutions, Michael is one of Australia's most highly regarded investment professionals," the firm said on social media. Blayney previously spent seven years at Pendal Group as its head of multi-asset where he led innovative strategy development. ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... socially conscious options offered by Aware, seeking to avoid or restrict investments with highly adverse environmental or social impact, including climate change and controversial weapons, tobacco, and live animal exports. Owned by ISS STOXX, Rainmaker ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... community labelling has created a dilemma for responsible investors. While U Ethical and other fund managers exclude the social media giant for ESG non-compliance, others - including Vanguard, Dimensional, and Australian Ethical - do not. In fact, ESG ...

Goldman Sachs AM nabs Fidelity veteran

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... believed in me, gave me the opportunities and supported me even when I was unsure of my own capabilities," she posted on social media. Fidelity came in for a special mention. "I especially want to express my gratitude to everyone in Fidelity International ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... them in long-term incentives, with the highest proportion in the industrial sector. The most popular metrics in APAC are social (62%), diversity and inclusion (59%), and environmental (42%). Just 30% used GHG or carbon emissions measures including Scope ...

Most popular podcast episodes of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... super fund has no coal, oil and gas holdings, and an ethos rooted in ethical investment with a focus on clean energy and social impact projects. Listen here. 5. Driving net zero in infrastructure with Niall Mills of Igneo While infrastructure as an asset ...

Podcast: Responsible AI use in corporates with Jessica Cairns

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 24 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... companies are facing growing pressure to ensure their AI practices are ethical, transparent, and aligned with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. But what does responsible AI look like in practice, and how should investors approach ...

Podcast: Responsible AI use in corporates with Jessica Cairns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... companies are facing growing pressure to ensure their AI practices are ethical, transparent, and aligned with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. But what does responsible AI look like in practice, and how should investors approach ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... now see biodiversity loss as a financially material issue. Lastly, rapid AI adoption is intensifying environmental and social risks, and US deregulation could materially increase AI-related ethical risks globally. "Despite greater divergence and competing ...