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Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... strategy in the UK and Europe in the second half of calendar 2021. An Australian product launch is to be confirmed, FS Sustainability understands. "The appointment of Bertrand Lecourt and Saurabh Sharma demonstrates our ability to attract superior talent ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... housing provider Evolve and real estate agency Echo. Evolve is a specialist in the social housing space, Webb told FS Sustainability the fund will apply its impact measurement framework to the affordable housing developments. "We do measure the impact ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... "There is a threshold above modern slavery that responsible businesses must adhere to." Scentre Group provided FS Sustainability with a statement in which a spokesperson said "each year, we continue to enhance and improve our disclosures and reporting ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... issues and opportunities, as a positive screened sustainable option for members," UniSuper said in a statement to FS Sustainability. https://www.fssustainability.com.au/super-fund-esg-option-tops-charts-with-investment-returns?q=unisuper "Today, UniSuper ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... investment belief permeates asset classes - fund managers from equities to private markets have previously told FS Sustainability that constructing a portfolio on the thesis that emerging markets are drastically underserved in terms of both products ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... recession and government fiscal response to manage the fallout. Fund managers and asset owners that have spoken with FS Sustainability throughout the year have noted that these issues feature heavily in engagements with companies. Companies are making ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... has impacted on analysis in the high yield space. Portfolio managers of high yield credit strategies have told FS Sustainability that integration of material ESG considerations are necessary in credit portfolios because of the asymmetrical risks of the ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG performance in mind and are incorporating ESG policies into their decision-making, asset consultants told FS Sustainability. Frontier Advisors believes that considering ESG-related risks are in line with more sustainable long-term returns for superannuation ...

Australian Ethical tops $5 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Ethical's business also permits growth in other areas. Previously, John McMurdo, Australian Ethical CEO told FS Sustainability that the fund's growth in advisory meant staffing up that side of the business to meet demand, including hiring a digital ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... year was around racial and ethnic diversity," Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at SSGA told FS Sustainability. "The accompanying guidance piece is an expansion on a long-standing commitment to pushing for increased diversity within ...