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DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... claims the asset manager was making misleading public statements about its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. In a statement to FS Sustainability at the time, DWS called the allegations "unfounded" and said it "firmly ...

Westpac launches social term deposit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... (operations) Nicole Gower added: "We're continually looking for ways to improve how we incorporate environmental, social and governance factors in our investments, and look forward to seeing how our Social Tailored Deposit with Westpac performs and contributes ...

JBWere nabs duo from Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... his role he worked with clients to develop long-term investment strategies which considered environmental, social and governance objectives. Previously he was a financial adviser at Nexia Edwards Marshall for six years. Commenting on this new phase of ...

Investors want more transparency in responsible investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... the public, are requiring asset managers to provide "clear and comprehensive" reports on environmental, social and governance-related (ESG) activities, according to new research from Cerulli Associates. The Boston-based market researcher found that more ...

Elevating the duty to ensure psychosocial safety

KELVIN LEE, KEISHA CURRIE, RACHEL DREW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... policies and practical measures to address psychosocial hazards may also form part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. This paper looks at various codes of practice in relation to psychosocial hazards in the workplace and how ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... after walking back its fossil fuel exclusion policy last year. The super fund changed its environmental, social and governance policy, removing its revenue-based coal, oil and gas investment restrictions and replacing them with a "carbon budget framework". ...

Member accuses UniSuper of greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Transurban as having strong business standards and practices as well as a considered approach to environmental, social and governance issues." "In our 2023 Climate report we gave Transurban our highest rating for its emissions reductions targets and ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... new ESG fund performance benchmark in what it says is a market first. The standard covers environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund performance win the context of wider private market asset classes (private equity, venture capital, real estate ...

Russell Investments introduces new ESG-focused ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... investors access to an actively managed portfolio of international shares with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Russell Investments has launched its first multi-strategy exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Australia, offering ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting isn't just climate-related disclosures, however - it's a "broad banner of all environmental, social and governance issues," Pogson said, including modern slavery, data protection, sustainable packaging and waste management. "What we're ...