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UniSuper waters down 'volatile' environmental option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... that it will invest in assets "selected on the basis of environmental considerations and the application of some negative screens." Currently, it invests in assets "whose business activities seek to address current and emerging environmental issues and ...

Young investors' appetite for ESG investing dwindles: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
While interest in screens relating to environmental and living wage issues remains strong, passion for ESG investing is waning - particularly among younger investors. Research from Cerulli Associates shows enthusiasm for ESG products has plateaued ...

Best ESG super options revealed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Shares returned 8.4% per annum over three years, and 24.2% over 12 months, ranking third. This option applies negative screens to companies involved in controversial and nuclear weapons, and tobacco. In third place, Active Super Accumulation Scheme High ...

Meta fact-checking move unsettles ethical investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... said Vanguard's Ethically Conscious range includes funds and ETFs that track indexes that apply activity-based negative screens, which do not include a screen that applies to social media platforms. Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... bonds that are screened to exclude issuers (other than sovereign bond issuers) with material exposure to fossil fuels. It screens for gambling, tobacco, uranium and nuclear energy, armaments and militarism, and adult entertainment, based on a 0-5% revenue ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about ESG screens applied to its $1.1 billion Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund between August 2018 and February 2021. The ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... products outpacing the expected median balanced fund return of 8.8%. Future Group said the use of sustainable investment screens provided a performance boost for both products, with neither invested in gambling, tobacco or weapons companies. For instance ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The Federal Court determined Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about certain ESG screens it applied to its Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund. On March 8, the indexing giant admitted to "engaging in conduct that was liable ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... the firm tracks global securities indices through "passively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). All ESG ETFs contain screens to remove companies that are adjudged to have violated international norms." The company maintains "constructive dialogue" ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... include net zero statements, use of terms like "carbon neutral" and the scope and application of investment exclusions and screens. The AANA code is out for public comment until 22 March.