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Alphinity launches SDG-aligned fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... uranium, gold mining where gold is the primary purpose of the mine, factory farming, live exports, predatory lending, alcohol and gambling, and old growth forestry logging, noted portfolio manager Jeff Thomson. The fund also screens out companies that ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... in a portfolio that includes companies in sectors not considered green or subject to normative judgements like tobacco, alcohol or gaming, and what is an ethical portfolio, Higgins said. "ESG doesn't equate to ethical values and vice versa," Higgins ...

War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... difference in attitudes to investing in 'Vice' category of companies comprising gambling, pornography, tobacco, alcohol and cannabis. The analysis divided investors by generation and gender with the age categories being Silent Generation (DOB ...

Perennial launches boutique ESG business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... one screen is a minimum market cap of $50 million. Perennial then applies a negative screen, eliminating fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, forestry activities, gambling activities, and unhealthy fast food. The team then applies its internal ESG ...

Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... characterise responsible investment, Ashton said. "A lot are doing negative screening, some are only the basic ones like alcohol, armaments, etc., but a lot are doing that," she said. "Active ownership is pretty common now - most managers will vote at ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Zealand by 2025 versus 2015 sugar content. Amatil said it will also lead across communities on responsible consumption of alcohol and non-alcohol beverages and continue to market responsibly, offering choice and information to help our consumers make ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... CLNE is based covers sectors including biofuel and biomass energy production, technology and equipment, ethanol and fuel alcohol production, fuel cells technology and equipment, geothermal energy production, hydro electricity production, turbines and ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG analysis can be integrated into multi-asset investing strategies using both top down ethical screens and bottom-up ESG signal integration to construct portfolios covering commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Previously, the fund had excluded material investments in controversial activities such as uranium, thermal coal, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons and armaments, and pornography. The exclusion list has been expanded to include investing in exploration ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... related technology. The sector includes biofuel and biomass energy production, technology and equipment, ethanol and fuel alcohol production, fuel cells technology and equipment, geothermal energy production, hydro electricity production, turbines and ...