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RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... responsible investment," said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "The certification provides investors confidence, knowing their money is helping to create a better and more sustainable world." In 2019, RIAA refreshed its Certification Program to reflect the ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... area of focus, Petersen said. "If you're thinking that your business's value proposition is I'm going to make money from x widget at Y price, that doesn't work in a post-corona virus world because you don't know who the buyer is going ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... From Values to Riches 2020, 80% of those surveyed cited environmental issues are of greatest concern when investing their money. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO, linked that concern over environmental issues to this summer's bushfire emergency, and suggested ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... customers wanting things in the digital way, think of accelerating the move from cash to card. People don't want to touch money. It will accelerate some of the things that are already happening." But even in the analysis of individual actions or ...

Australians accept climate science, but don't link to ethical super: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... the report, 71% of respondents would like more information about the social, environmental or ethical impacts of how their money is invested by super funds and 70% think super funds have a duty to consider environmental, social and ethical factors when ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... where we can be, again, supportive actively and audibly of management as they make these tough decisions because it costs money to take on new technology, for example," she said. "It might mean that they miss their earnings for the next couple of quarters ...

Energy Super taps Robeco for $650m enhanced indexing mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... noted. "We're seeing quite a bit of interest in the sustainable aspects of enhanced indexing," Dennis said. "There's a lot of money going into passive investing in Australia. The clients realise that they can, for incremental increases in fees, they ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... bringing it to reality. That doesn't mean that government has to be the source of capital. I think that government can crowd in money to the wholesaler, and that can be valuable." The taskforce identified gaps and opportunities to build the impact investing ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... decisions. This will influence where funds are flowing to and thus asset prices. Larry Fink, the CEO of the largest international money-management firm BlackRock wrote in his annual letter in January 2020 that he believes that "we are on the edge of ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... to work on human rights issues in the supply chain," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We welcome that. If you're spending time and money investigating the supply chain on slavery, why not broaden it out? The marginal costs are low."