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Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... of women believe impact investing can make a real difference. Good Return's gender lens investment fund uses an Australian-funded guarantee to back loans to women. It has enabled over 500 women-led SMEs in Southeast Asia to access $4.43 million in ...

Carbon trading roundup: Verra, REDD+, BetaCarbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... abatement needs will rise to 43 million tonnes per year by 2035. Insurance-wrapped carbon credits brought to market An Australian trading house is set to begin offering insurance-wrapped voluntary carbon credits. BetaCarbon subsidiary Clima is set to ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... firms, only 182 companies had sufficient data available. "The poor results show how much more work needs to be done by Australian industries in this space," lead researcher Associate Professor Charles Lau said. "This tool has potential to influence purchasing ...

Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... victim-survivors in Australia. There are at least 1900 victim-survivors of modern slavery in Australia, according to Australian government estimates. Although a criminal offence, there is no national compensation scheme to support victim-survivors. A ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... shareholder support and file resolutions is out of reach for most investors. "In the last two years alone, only 10 Australian companies received a shareholder resolution on social and environmental issues, compared to 340 resolutions in 2023 alone in ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... falling into an ESG Commitment level, ranging from low to basic to advanced to leader. The researcher identified Australian Ethical as one of the 8% globally rated as a leader, with 24% scoring advanced, 45% scoring Basic and 23% earning low. Morningstar ...

ANZ sustainable fund flows buck global trend: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... concentrated," with 10 firms accounting for more than two thirds of total assets in sustainable funds, Morningstar said. Australian Ethical Investment has the lion's share of the market, with 16.3%, with Dimensional Fund Advisors on 11.3%, Betashares ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... natural capital," JANA head of sustainability Rachel Halpern commented. "The early adopter list of TNFD includes only 12 Australian organisations... This is not strong participation yet, but we expect it to grow exponentially, following a similar trajectory ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Pure-play ethical investment manager Australian Ethical has announced $500,000 in grants for non-profits in the climate solutions space. The grants are part of the firm's annual allocation of 10% of its profits to fund environmental or social initiatives ...

Ethical ETFs AUM surges in 2023: Betashares

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... According to the third 2023 Responsible Investing Report, created by Investment Trends in partnership with Australian Ethical, 29% of potential responsible investors say they don't understand responsible investment methodology, and around 27% wanting ...