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Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... helped the sustainable tech firm get investor-ready until her exit in October 2023. The Harvard alumna describes herself as an ESG and sustainability generalist. "I've been schooled in the principles of collective impact and shared value," Steel says ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... BlackRock has never supported divesting from fossil fuels. Fink called such companies "pioneers of decarbonisation". Despite anti-ESG backlash in the US, money is still pouring into decarbonisation, especially in Europe where energy security remains ...

Mercer nabs Aware sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... billion superannuation giant Aware Super, where he spent three years as a responsible investment analyst. Before that, he was an ESG investments associate with the Royal Bank of Canada-owned BlueBay Asset Management, the fixed-income credit and alternative ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... objectives for the first time, starting this year. The change was outlined in its latest non-financial report outlining progress on ESG targets, released alongside its financial accounts. The overall variable compensation of the board was €37.62 million ...

Podcast: Driving high (ESG) performance with Fiona Mann

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Joining us for this conversation on The Greener Way is Brighter Super head of Aussie equities and ESG Fiona Mann to talk about the fund's approach to ESG and what high performance means in a variety of settings and professions.

Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new report reveals that investors are keener than ever to secure their financial future by investing responsibly and will pull their money if their manager doesn't do so. A whopping 88% of Aussies expect their super, bank accounts, and other investments ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds, gathered to hear several of the country's financial services industry heavyweights talk about a host of ESG issues. A recurring theme in early morning sessions was 'greenwashing', an industry jargon defined by the UN ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... part of their investment process: "being an active owner of the assets in which we invest, voting on companies relating to ESG matters including climate change and participating in investor collaborations such as Climate Action 100+." Morgan accused ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference yesterday about the unchecked environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risk arising from the use of AI systems. Davis is a director at UTS' Human Technology Institute (HTI), which released The State ...