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Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has launched an Australian shares environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund and exchange traded fund (ETF), expanding its Ethically Conscious range. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares Fund and ETF (ASX:VETH) ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Robo-adviser Stockspot's sustainable investing option has attracted close to 20% of new client inflows since launching in July. "We're pleased to see such positive feedback and uptake of our sustainable portfolios by new and existing clients," said ...

ESG scores linked to higher stock valuation: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Stocks with higher environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores have outperformed companies with lower ESG scores, according to Bank of America. Good ESG companies typically have better return on equity, lower earnings volatility and lower share ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The federal government will extend a fresh $1.62 billion to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to invest, and will change the legislative remit of ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) towards investing in carbon capture ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... segments during 2018, while VanEck came out with a sustainable equity ETF (tracking the MSCI World ex Australia ex Fossil Fuel Select SRI and Low Carbon Capped Index) in the same year. "However, after the hype of launches in passive sustainable funds ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... strategy, and weapons, tobacco, gambling and pornography are the most frequently screened categories. The screening for fossil fuel exposures is beginning to catch up to consumer expectations, the report noted - in 2019, 14% of responsible investment ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... inputs (e.g. energy, water) and outputs (e.g. waste management). There is also the risk of asset re-pricing such as fossil fuel reserves, land and securities valuations. Further, there are reputational risks which may affect a company or an entire sector. ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... of stimulus spent on clean energy projects generates nearly three times as many jobs per dollar than investment in fossil fuel projects. "We have an opportunity to build back stronger and better, with investment in renewable energy and innovation that ...

ACCR files resolutions with BHP, AGL for AGM votes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... behaviour, whether it's through calling for deregulation, accelerating project approvals, demanding government support for fossil fuel development. These are all the things you wouldn't ordinarily think companies would press for, because it would seem ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... realised that this sort of exclusion narrowed the diversification sphere open to them. For example, if you take out fossil fuel-related companies from all these indices, you're excluding a third of the assets. So, excluding companies doesn't solve the ...