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Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The activist shareholder group Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has set its scope on large, listed firms that fail to provide paid parental leave. They are targeting childcare provider G8 Education, which employs over 10,000 staff. G8 is an outlier ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... officer after Rose Easton left after 25 years. A PRI spokesperson said Oceania and Asia offer significant sustainable investment opportunities in a changing global landscape. Regulatory momentum - including enhanced disclosure requirements, net-zero ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Article 9 funds are 'dark green' strategies which have sustainable investment as their primary objective. However, 'light green' Article 8 funds - products that promote environmental or ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
The number of high-net-worth (HNW), core affluent, and mass affluent investors holding ethical and sustainable investments has roughly doubled over the past year, according CoreData. The CoreData research obtained by Financial Standard seeks to capture ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Joop Huij, head of Robeco Indices, said the bespoke indices will "leverage a number of our proprietary sustainable investment frameworks and innovations." The pair will also co-publish analysis and papers on the energy transition, nature and deforestation. ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
The growth drivers of sustainable investments in the new year will challenge even the most seasoned investor, according to Morningstar Sustainalytics' sustainable investing research head. The global ESG fund landscape will evolve rapidly as ESG regulations ...

Wellington client exec departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... financial services as a portfolio analyst at J.P. Morgan. Separately, Wellington's vice chair and head of sustainable investment Wendy Cromwell has been re-elected to the PRI Board for a third term. "Her dedication and expertise in sustainable investment ...

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... achieve our clients' sustainable investing and engagement goals. We remain committed to offering strong sustainable investment capabilities to our clients, including those who are looking to decarbonise their portfolios." Meanwhile, despite Goldman Sachs' ...

Green investors face short-term bumps

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... strengthening ESG regulations and remaining committed to the development of green industries. Robeco's head of sustainable investment research Rachel Whittaker says long-term investors are poised to reap rewards. "Despite challenges in the short ...

Hostplus boosts VC funding for renewable energy tech

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Super fund Hostplus gives the sustainable investment sector a big boost by committing an additional $125 million investment to the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund. Hostplus added to its existing $310 million investment to bring its total commitment ...