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What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Information published these findings in its inaugural ESG Superannuation Study. Rainmaker assesses the elements of being a quality ESG super fund against five dimensions - governance, or how the fund declares its commitments to ESG principles; investment ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Exchange (ASX) worth around $510 billion. "It is therefore important that proxy advice is transparent, independent and its quality and accuracy can be relied upon by investors and companies alike." The legislation was passed without advance notice and ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... voluntary carbon markets and net zero voluntary commitments," Kuppalli and Saleeba said. "We have integrated a supply side quality position on carbon credits for many many years in our environmental management system," Kuppalli said. "It's not something ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Vontobel Asset Management will measure the biodiversity impacts of its Quality Growth Boutique after announcing a partnership with Carbon4 Finance and CDC Biodiversité. Vontobel has outlined its thesis that the connection between biodiversity management ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... standalone signal that delivers strong results when compared with other quantitative signals including value, sentiment and quality, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). SSGA recently published research explaining how their Active Quantitative ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... competitor set for active ETFs, there's not that many choices at the moment for investors, so certainly, Perpetual adds another quality choice for investors looking for an active portfolio with an ESG overlay," Gillespie said. According to Rainmaker ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... negotiations," Hall said. "You get the lowest common denominator among hundreds of countries. There is impetus to reach high quality net zero targets in the private sector." Hall pointed to the UK announcing that the TCFD would be mandatory reporting ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... empowerment. Those companies map to six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - SDG3, good health and well-being, SDG4, quality education, SDG5 gender equality, SDG8, decent work and economic growth, SDG10, reduced inequalities, and SDG17, partnerships ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... and integrate ESG data into their operations. A significant majority of Australian investors believe inconsistent data quality is one of the top five hindrances to ESG adoption, according to BNP Paribas' recently issued ESG Global Survey 2021, which ...

Brighte issues second green asset backed securitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... the maturity of our business and ongoing capability for innovation." Brighte's second green ABS is securitised by high quality Australian homeowners repaying residential solar and battery installations plus other home improvements. The ABS is structured ...