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Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... blind, and secondly, how do you action on those decisions?" Nearly all - 95% - of business leaders in Australia reported human bias and emotion often distract from the end goal, and 83% believe organisations that use technology to help drive sustainable ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Infrastructure manager Igneo Infrastructure Partners has set a 2023 deadline for all portfolio companies to develop net zero roadmaps with short- and medium-term targets on progress. Igneo is First Sentier Investors' direct infrastructure business. ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... promote women, companies need to make sure that performance reviewers have training to make sure they are aware of unconscious bias. They also need paid parental leave, providing for an easy recalibration back into the workplace for mothers, and ensuring ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
HSBC Asset Management has launched an active fixed income fund investing in Asian bonds with a strong bias towards issuers with sound ESG profiles. The HSBC GIF Asia ESG Bond Fund is set up to have a higher ESG score and a lower carbon intensity score ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... advancements in data have helped to provide transparency in this rapidly expanding asset class. Issuance currently has a sector bias towards utilities and sovereigns and sovereign agencies but is becoming increasingly diverse." Greater disclosure around ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... they can set this as a priority to drive diversity and I think equally, in terms of inclusion, a lot of work on unconscious bias in terms of hiring practices, other elements that reinforce differences and lack of inclusion in many sectors and I think ...

Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... mind of organisations, ensuring that there aren't gender pay gaps with any new recruits and trying to remove unconscious bias from the hiring process as well." However, the survey found that in roles such as head of environment, women are paid equally ...

Retail investors integrating ESG into investment decisions: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... 2020 to 11% in 2021, and Indigenous issues were cited by 11% of investors, compared to 7% in 2020. There is also a buy-side bias in ESG decision making - for example, while overall, 37% said environmental issues mattered, 27% said it mattered for buy-side ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... to pay. Value still matters." Earlier this year, Rainmaker Information analysed Australian equities ESG products for style bias and found that these products "are more biased towards 'quality' companies than to an official ESG index. In international ...

Evidence of ESG's impact "inconclusive": Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio that aligns with your values." Meanwhile, Rainmaker Information has analysed Australian equities ESG products for style bias and found that these products "are more biased towards 'quality' companies than to an official ESG index. In international ...

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Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

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The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs.

Stewardship resources should double

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Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries.

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

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In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

Fund selection risk a material issue

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Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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