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Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Ethical Investments does not hold any stock in Afterpay, but holds stock in other listed BNPL providers, noted head of ethics research Stuart Palmer. Palmer pointed to restrictions by certain BNPL providers that prevent merchants that use the services ...

Client demand pushing action on ESG conversation: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... 2021 conference, on May 7. FS Sustainability is the media partner for the event. Alexandra Brown, founder of Invest with Ethics, recommends that advisers take a "proactive" approach and ask clients about their ethical investment preferences at part of ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... results of the benchmarking report can be used as a tool for further engagement going forward, noted Stuart Palmer, head of ethics research at Australian Ethical. Australian Ethical is a member of Climate Action 100+ and acts as a supporting investor ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... water and waste management, labour practices, employee diversity and inclusion, business model resilience, and business ethics, among other indicators. "We designed the system with flexible reporting in mind, to help with communicating to members, and ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... it meant when you made a decision," Rafe said. "When boards make decisions, how do then then operationalise values and ethics? when the management team are sitting and making decisions, it's not clear as how to weigh the value of good customer service ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... stratifying differently, and each country has a different approach to who gets it first." Clare Payne, EY fellow for trust and ethics, also pointed to supply chain as not just a challenge, but also a solution. "Supply chains are critical, not just for ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... banking and insurance industries are at the bottom of ethical sectors, according to the Governance Institute of Australia's Ethics Index 2020. The survey of a thousand people's attitudes to ethical conduct across society showed a broad consensus on a ...

Zenith creates ESG framework for fund classification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... are thousands of ESG indices in the market, a myriad of factor that relate across climate, sustainability, governance, ethics. From an investor's perspective, the question is then how do they find an investment that represents their values, and that's ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... coronavirus has accelerated the momentum of investors allocating their money in a way that aligns with their values and ethics. "There has been a big focus on renewables, which our sustainable portfolios include, while screening out companies that have ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Ethical funds manager U Ethical has hired two women to its investments team. Desiree Lucchese has taken on the role of ethics and impact manager while Rachel O'Connor is the new portfolio manager for fixed income and cash products. "We're delighted to ...