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Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Companies in Australia expect an increase in sales as a direct result of efforts to incorporate sustainability in their business, according to a survey from HSBC. According to HSBC's Navigator survey, 84% of Australian companies expect sales growth ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Super's Sustainable Future fund returned 8.5% for the 12 months to the end of October 2020. WA Super has merged with Aware Super as of 3 December. UniSuper's Sustainable High Growth option returned 5.0%, HESTA's Sustainable Growth returned ...

Industry super cuts emissions exposures by 40%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... exposures of its equities portfolios by 40% over the previous year through the introduction of carbon-constrained benchmarks. Aware Super has created a new series of listed equities benchmarks that will support the fund's goal of net zero emissions by ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... target investments in companies that help the transition to a low or zero-carbon society. Investors are "generally well aware" of the threats that climate change pose, and are starting to look at how to mitigate the risks. To gain insights into how markets ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... let alone the audits and other forms of supply chain management!" On the flip side, companies that have previously been aware of labour rights infractions and are managing those exposures have been better prepared to manage the health and wellbeing as ...

State of the climate report confirms need for climate-aware investing: Future Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Recent observations by CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on the pace and severity of climate change "confirms what people already know" and also gives impetus for investing in line with reducing the risks and effects of climate change, according ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... slavery. The coalition of 24 investors, Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, includes AustralianSuper, Cbus, Aware Super, HESTA, Australian Ethical and other fund managers representing $5.8 trillion in assets under management. IAST ...

ESG ETP market continues to grow: Zenith

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... The five tiers are: traditional, which seeks to achieve a stated investment outcome "with little to no regard for RI/ESG"; aware, which seeks to achieve a stated outcome "taking into consideration a broad range of factors including RI/ESG"; integrated ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... means we can offer the most competitive product in market, at a time when customers are increasingly cost-conscious and aware of the benefits of investing in solar, batteries and a more comfortable home." Ratings agency Moody's assigned Double A ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... has to, to a certain extent, have their own view. We're here to try and be insightful and point out other issues to be aware of."