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Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... for these experiences and outcomes." Another investment manager that monitors supply chains of companies it invests in is Robeco. Robeco senior sustainable investing specialist, Ghislaine Nadaud, said that modern slavery and human rights is one of the ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... commitments to net zero by 2050, and are now turning to the tougher task of implementing on those commitments, according to Robeco. Robeco has released its annual Climate Survey, a study of how investors approach the risks and opportunities associated ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
NGS Super has selected Robeco for a low-carbon enhanced indexing mandate that covers nearly a quarter of the fund's international equities holdings. NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires confirmed the mandate is for approximately $750 million ...

Measuring sustainability performance: comparing an SDG score with ESG ratings

JAN ANTON VAN ZANTEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Investors are seeking more powerful tools to measure how sustainable companies are. Here, we compare Robeco's SDG score with traditional ESG ratings and explain why it can help investors create sustainable investing strategies that pursue positive ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... initiative and hopes it can play a similar role with biodiversity as TCFD does with climate data, said Lucian Peppelenbos, Robeco climate strategist. "It is challenging around biodiversity because there are different drivers of biodiversity loss which ...

Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the centre of their investment policy, with more than half saying it is a significant factor, according to research from Robeco. Robeco has issued its global climate survey report, which sampled the views of 300 institutional and wholesale investors ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added an additional 12 carbon-intensive companies to a focused engagement aimed at lifting their transition to net zero outcomes. Robeco has established its engagement themes for 2022, with a strong focus on "protecting ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian equities large cap, ESG and diversified growth. In the past 12 months, the strongest performing ESG fund was the Robeco Global DM MF Equities Alpha Fund, with 47.8%, while the Robeco Global DM MF Equities Alpha Fund returned 46.6% and the ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... growth, SDG10, reduced inequalities, and SDG17, partnerships for the goals. "We did an active global search and we appointed Robeco to manage the portfolio," Gunesekera said. "They have a sensational track record in sustainability, they walk the talk." ...