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Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's Modern Slavery Act is under review for impact and effectiveness, and investors have a role to play in both potentially strengthening the statutory obligations as well as impacting on an issue that is getting worse globally. A panel of experts ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Setting net zero targets in superannuation fund portfolios can be a way to frame investment activities for stakeholders including member and investee companies, as well as protecting members' long-term retirement outcomes. Representatives from UniSuper ...

Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Understanding of climate change's impact on real estate and infrastructure assets has become more sophisticated, shifting from merely meeting regulatory standards to shaping future demand for real assets, according to AXA IM Real Assets. Considerations ...

Banksia Foundation National Awards highlight sustainable innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022  |  NEWS
An organisation that uses wool waste as a sustainable packaging alternative to polystyrene plastic has taken out the Gold Banksia Award at the 33 rd annual Banksia National Sustainability Awards. Planet Protector Packaging received both the Agriculture ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... resources Daniel Sullivan, Sydney-based portfolio managers Tim Gerrard and Darko Kuzmanovic, and London-based portfolio manager Tal Lomnitzer, CFA. JZRO is also available as an unlisted managed fund. The Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources ...

Greenwashing key concern as Ethical Advisers Co-op passes $2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Ethical Advisers' Co-Op (EAC) has reported managing more than $2.72 billion in assets on behalf of clients, while warning that greenwashing is a growing concern. In their 2021 report, the EAC noted that their network advises 3,661 clients across ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management appoints head of sustainable investing research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has created the role of head of sustainable investing research, hiring Roland Rott to fill the role. In this new role, Rott will oversee a team including several climate scientists, specialising in developing ESG and thematic ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) market must scale up in terms of supply while maintaining its reputation for high integrity, according to Commonwealth Bank of Australia. One of the challenges in Australia's carbon market is that there is a ...

Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Active Super's fixed income investments are the single largest contributor to its portfolio carbon emissions, with the $14 billion super fund using new calculations as the basis for its interim planning to meet their 2050 net zero target. Active ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
The takeover bid for AGL by Mike Cannon-Brookes's Grok Ventures and Brookfield Asset Management is not likely to be the only proposed deal that seeks to take emissions intensive infrastructure and utility assets from listed markets into private ownership ...