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Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... nearly 10,000 companies that included emissions values in their disclosures, covering 16% of global emissions. Over 91% of FTSE 100 and 80% of the S&P 500 companies are now included. The non-profit found only 60% of disclosing companies have emissions ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
A low carbon ETF focusing on developed and emerging markets in Asia Pacific has listed on the SGX. The CSOP CGS-CIMB FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index ETF launched with assets under management of S$150 million at launch. With this launch, the total ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... firms do not have a single woman on the boards, of which three have never appointed a female director. Overseas, the UK's FTSE 100 is inching towards to the gender balance target of 40%, up from 36.2% at the beginning of 2021, according to the 30% ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has informed ASX-listed companies that they expect companies to make climate-related disclosures in line with the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, or face votes against directors. ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability and created a new impact and advocacy business unit. Jo Saleeba joins as head of sustainability, after a short stint at FTSE Russell. She was the inaugural CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Australia and New Zealand and ...

ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Paterson called increasing awareness of the differences in the methodologies in ESG ratings "really healthy", a perspective that FTSE Russell head of sustainable investment, APAC Helena Fung reinforced. "What investors are broadly seeking to do in integrating ...

KiwiSaver exclusions not necessarily a performance drag: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... beneficiary returns, and indeed may contribute to better performance in the longer term." When applying the same exclusions to the FTSE Developed Index, the index with exclusions showed "minor difference in the performance on the upside." "Interestingly ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... equities, and previously worked as a senior portfolio manager and Australian equities analyst at AMP Capital. Additionally, FTSE Russell announced Jo Saleeba as head of sustainable investment, Australia and New Zealand. In this newly created role, Saleeba ...

FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
FTSE Russell has named Jo Saleeba as head of sustainable investment, Australia and New Zealand. In this newly created role, Saleeba will be responsible for FTSE Russell's sustainable investment indexes, data and analytics solutions across the Pacific ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) had previously announced that they "take action against" board members in the S&P 500, FTSE 350, ASX 100, TOPIX 100, DAX 30, and CAC 40 indices, based on their ESG performance as captured by SSGA's R-Factor scoring ...