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Net zero: How to separate truth from marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... "ACSI is going to continue to engage with the most carbon intensive companies," Barnes said. Bruce Duguid, head of stewardship at Federated Hermes, said he has observed a tripling in net zero commitments from listed companies - but, like Barnes, he questions ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... changing." Earlier this year, Kaizen Recruitment released information noting 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 ...

Fidelity International expands sustainable investing team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... execution of Fidelity's sustainability-related regulatory programme. Gabriel will report to Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of stewardship and sustainable investing at Fidelity International. "As we continue to expand our ESG capabilities and integration across ...

Northern Trust AM names head of sustainable investing and stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has hired Julie Moret as global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, a newly created role. Moret will oversee the firm's sustainable investing and global engagement policies, foster research and product development ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... right to choose proxy advisers, use independent research and implement voting policies appropriate to their individual stewardship needs without any limitations placed on them by the companies which they own and directors who they elect."

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... analysis, water usage and deforestation analysis into their multi-pillar approach to sustainable investing - ESG analysis, stewardship activities, including voting on deforestation proposals at AGMs and engaging with companies over concerns on deforestation ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... stated goal of bringing US leadership back to the climate change debate, Guillaume Mascotto, head of ESG and Investment Stewardship for American Century Investments, notes that while investing in renewable energy assets in the US will continue, there ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... in place that can be used to identify, measure and manage material ESG information," Yin said. "The third aspect is stewardship - we want to see good engagement with key stakeholders on sustainability issues. We want to see in the area of public equities ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... matters", they voted against the re-election of independent directors. That included ASX100 companies. In their 2020 asset stewardship report, SSGA noted that during 2020, they voted against directors in 14 companies that were identified as R-Factor ...

BlackRock hires former AMP Capital head to ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... until last year. In her former role, she led AMP Capital's specialist ESG public markets fund range and investment stewardship efforts, as well as its in-depth research, analysis and thought leadership on key ESG and sustainability related considerations. ...