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Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability-focused investors should be discerning when selecting asset managers as ESG integration practices, resources, and active ownership activities can vary significantly," said Hortense Bioy, global director of sustainability research, Morningstar. ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... their investment processes and hiring for ESG-related roles," Nelson added. "We've observed a rising emphasis on active ownership as an investment tool; indeed, it emerged in this year's survey as the number one ESG information source." Despite ESG integration ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Although regulation and challenges like greenwashing are a high area of focus for clients, there is still space for active ownership and being stewards of capital, Yoon said. "Clients are focused on regulation, greenwashing is a high focus, reporting ...

Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... several years ago, but ENI remained as an eligible investment while the fund tried to influence management via active ownership. "However, after a meeting with ENI this spring, it was clear that fossil fuel expansion and exploration remain a central ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... $76 billion in assets under management globally, laid out four priority areas for its responsible investing and active ownership as it prepares its proxy voting responses. The superfund now recognises the financial risks posed by climate change and its ...

Australian Ethical crowned most sustainable

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable outcomes. Asset managers were evaluated on three key pillars: philosophy and process, resources, and active ownership. Almost half - 44.44% - received a score of basic. These included Australian firms AMP Capital, Ausbil Investment Management ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... professionals evaluated the ways in which investors and companies use engagement, benchmarking reports and other tools of active ownership to set and evaluate climate-related targets. FS Sustainability is the media partner to the conference. Climate ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... more ways for investors to be agents of change. "The goal is ultimately to inspire a global scale-up in terms of active ownership, which to a certain degree is starting to happen already," Proudlove said. "It essentially provides goals and opportunities ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... human rights, Robeco uses collaborative bodies as well as individual engagements as different tools in their active ownership strategies. "Some of the companies that we are engaging with are difficult to engage with on social rights," she said. "If we ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... engagement is crucial to solving the climate crisis, with Aviva Investors identifying nearly 400 instances where their active ownership helped drive positive changes in corporate behaviour. Aviva Investors has released its Responsible Investment Review ...