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ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
ASIC's latest roll call of greenwashing interventions highlights a flaw in ESG ratings as a reliable metric for fund managers, a global index provider says. Referencing an ASIC report, Scientific Beta argues ratings often mislead consumers on the ...

ESG fund performance leans on growth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The sustainable investing space continues to mature, with increasing demand for genuine impact and valuation-based strategies over growth-focused ones, says Nomura UK's sustainable equities portfolio manager. Alex Rowe recently completed his APAC ...

Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
UniSuper lifted the veil on the appeal of sustainable investment options to the fund's younger members at the RIAA conference on Thursday. In a remarkable sign of transparency in front of its peers, UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun shared member ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Increasing geopolitical uncertainty means that investors must navigate new risks affecting supply chains, food security and human rights. Responsible investors must weigh ethical responsibility with protecting against financial risk. While most geopolitical ...

FS Sustainability opens final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The countdown is on to name the 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies in Australia as the final voting round of the 2024 ESG Power50 is now live. Readers of FS Sustainability along with FS Super - The Journal of Superannuation ...

Final text of EU ESG laws released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The European Union has published the final text on the transparency and integrity of environmental, social and governance rating activities. It requires alignment for entities outside of the EU that trade on the EU market. The regulations hope to increase ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The green, social and sustainability (GSS+) bond market is in its infancy, but the growth in issuance as well as fund strategies covering that category of bonds means investors have increased choice, but also questions about transparency and how to ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Despite increased rigour causing a decline in assets labelled as "sustainable", sustainable investment assets under management increased by 20% since 2020 in non-US markets. A global collaboration of sustainable investment organisations has teamed up ...

Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
There has been a threefold growth in executives acknowledging the business case for sustainability, but, heightened understanding has not yet translated into increased investment. A global survey of 2151 executives across 718 large organisations finds ...

Sustainable bonds underperform on climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainability Linked Bonds are more likely to achieve emissions reductions targets than use of proceeds bonds, but many labelled bond users are not tracking to meet 2050 net zero targets. Corporate issuers are increasingly turning to labelled bonds ...