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Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... according to global technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG). A doubling down of sustainability initiatives amid growing climate awareness and regulation has corporates rushing to comply with mandatory sustainability disclosure ...

ESG not dead yet: Fidelity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... debated in the industry and beyond, investors still believe ESG has a role to play in investment portfolios, chief sustainability officer Jenn-Hui Tan said. Fidelity's professional investor survey reveals that 64% of investors remain committed to considering ...

Cbus hunts for new ESG head

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... impact. This was her second stint at VFMC, where she previously served as stewardship head. Formerly UniSuper's sustainability and governance manager, she also previously led UniSuper's strategy and approach to ESG, where she was for 11 years. Williams ...

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Rockerfeller AM did not comment. GFANZ dumps nature engagements The Glasgow Financial Alliance on Net Zero (GFANZ) told FS Sustainability it has now paused work related to its consultations in areas including nature in net-zero transition planning. The ...

ETF fund flows hit US$16bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
At the start of 2024 ethical, responsible, and sustainability-themed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) held $11.47 billion in funds under management - and grew 23% in the year. Net flows were $716.8 million during 2024, and at the end of the year the category ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... CommBank, Attunga Capital and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CMI chief executive John Connor told FS Sustainability the group is disappointed that the reforms have been shelved. "We support expanding investment opportunities in the newly ...

Coalition plans to scrap climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... corporate decision-making and will continue to evolve, said Higgins, who is head of responsible investment and sustainability at Zenith Investment Partners. "Sustainability isn't dictated by political cycles. It's driven by economic and environmental ...

Green moves: Warakirri, La Trobe Financial, Future Generation, Tracker Group, GRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... (GRI) has made a new board appointment in Charles Cho. He has been appointed as member of the GRI's Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), "a role that is instrumental to GRI's vision to create a future where sustainability is integral to ...

Podcast: The biggest misconception fund managers have about stewardship with Rachel Alembakis

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... stewardship manager at U Ethical. Alembakis pivoted from a career in journalism - including as the prior editor of FS Sustainability - and says that communication skills are one of the most important aspects of stewardship and engagement with companies ...

No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... extremely difficult from a technical perspective, Zenith Investment Partners head of responsible investment and sustainability Dugald Higgins said. Carbon targets are "still an emerging field with a very short history relative to traditional financial ...