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Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... versus setting an absolute target allows Cbus to have flexibility within their portfolios, Fok said. "There are some industries that don't have immediate alternatives, and we have to be looking at the mechanisms that can take carbon out of the atmosphere ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... heritage protection. In the wake of the destruction of the Juukan Gorge Caves, HESTA is calling for the mining and energy industries to adopt consistent principles for engaging with Indigenous communities, saying investors are concerned risks are appropriately ...

CFA Institute developing disclosure standards for ESG products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... on one or more performance metrics related to ESG matters. 4. ESG-Related Thematic Focus: Aims to invest in sectors, industries, or companies that are expected to benefit from long-term macro or structural ESG-related trends. 5. Impact Objective: Seeks ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... extraction of their finite natural resource." In 2016, the Australian government c ommitted to implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The initiative drives improved governance in both companies that operate in resource-rich ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... encompassed widely accepted ESG principles," he said. "We make exclusions to the fairly consistently cited sectors and industries - alcohol, gambling, tobacco cluster munitions - tobacco and cluster munitions aren't relevant to the ASX, of course. In ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... non-executive directors," Cain said. "One is to look beyond executive line as a prerequisite here.... Particularly in industries that are quite male-dominated industries, if you're just looking for candidates with C-suite experience, there may be an ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... because this is about the member and their returns and the impact to their returns, we can invest that money in other industries, sectors, and investments and generate that longer term return," she said. McDonald noted that equities currently comprise ...

Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of 2020. Talal Yassine, managing director, Crescent Wealth Crescent Wealth's approach actively avoids investments in industries such as gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weaponry, and interest-earning organisations with a focus on profitable, asset-based investments ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian companies. Both ETFs have a tilt towards "climate leaders" - companies that exhibit best performance in their industries from a carbon emission perspective. Both ETFs screen out companies with material exposure to fossil fuel, gambling, tobacco ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... fits all," Antia said. Other areas of future impact include the shift away from just in time to just in case for some industries - meaning a transition back from lean inventories to fat inventories, especially in capital goods, as companies balance higher ...