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Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... unethical corporate governance. It targets investments that have a measurable contribution to the UN sustainable development goals, and has a net zero target by 2040. In all other aspects ethical funds are managed just like any other fund - they're diversified ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... fixed income investors and policymakers a way to assess transition risk in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Laura Ryan, head of research at Ardea Investment Management told FS Sustainability that integration of climate considerations ...

UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... seek to address social and environmental challenges. NorthStar defines those issues based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with core focus areas including affordable housing, education, health care, land and resource management, and renewable ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... positive contribution to one or more of our sustainable investment themes, which are informed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "... We also assess a company's future ability to support those themes, recognising that to be truly sustainable ...

Cbus quits Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... structures to fund climate solutions if the world is to achieve both the Paris climate goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The call was signed by Carney, the UN special envoy for climate action and finance and UN high-level climate ...

VFMC hires ex-BHP ESG head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... fund has a "longstanding and ongoing focus" on several priority themes that broadly map to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Those priority themes cover governance and culture, climate risk management, modern slavery, human rights, ethical ...

VFMC hires to investment stewardship team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... fund has a "longstanding and ongoing focus" on several priority themes that broadly map to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Those priority themes cover governance and culture, climate risk management, modern slavery, human rights, ethical ...

Big Red Group appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... and the wider community." The ESG framework is centred around three pillars that align to the UN Sustainable Development Goals: less stuff more stories, connection to country, and experiential inclusion. "Over the next 12 months, Big Red Group will commit ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... management, and whether the company is an Impact leader gauging how the company is aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "We think companies that are positively aligned to the SDGs will have a tailwind, those that are negatively aligned ...

Majority of ASX200 reporting on ESG: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... company is managing its risk." More than 60% of the ASX200 now map their risks against individual UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or use the SDG framework to guide their reporting. Climate Action (Goal 13) is the most cited priority SDG. Five ...