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Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... best practices such as the continued assessment and disclosure of our carbon footprint," a spokesperson told FS Sustainability. " We have already taken a number of steps in recent years to address the carbon intensity of our investment portfolio. This ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... resources sector and the regions in which they are based," Frydenberg said in a statement that was provided to FS Sustainability. The terms of the inquiry were not finalised as this article was published, but in media interviews, Pitt raised concerns ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors, told FS Sustainability that upcoming global events in 2021 - the G7, G20 and COP-26 meetings - should be seen as opportunities to raise these global ...

The future is now: the future of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... in this fast-evolving sector of the industry. If this is the first time you've come across this publication, FS Sustainability is a weekly digital publication that reports on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that affect how investors ...

Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia stood at $19.9 billion, with $2.2 billion invested in real assets such as housing. Experts have told FS Sustainability that there are barriers to scaling up investment in social and affordable housing, including, but not limited to, the need ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... to forecast potential outcomes of the presidential, Senate and House elections. Like many around the world, FS Sustainability has published this week without knowing the result of the US presidential election. The vote count as of publication seemed ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... engagement on disclosure to better understand how the company manages its approach to ESG issues," UniSuper told FS Sustainability. "However, the company was at the early stage of its ESG reporting. Through this ongoing engagement, we emphasised the ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... involved in the ongoing work to develop prudential guidance around managing climate risk, the spokesperson told FS Sustainability. He will also participate in APRA's review of Prudential Practice Guide SPG 530 Investment Governance (SPG 530), but will ...

MackeyRMS launches ESG Scorecards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... fund tear sheets. Investors and asset owners are increasingly using ESG factors in their investment process, FS Sustainability has previously reported. According to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia Responsible Investment Benchmark Report ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... April ASIC said it would defer the launch again due to the impacts of COVID-19. A spokesperson for ASIC told FS Sustainability that the new deferral date has not yet been set and will be announced via ASIC's website. The majority of major superannuation ...