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Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... ESG throughout the investment universe, including health and safety and ability to monitor breaches of human rights standards. "We've been working on cobalt mining in the [Democratic Republic of Congo] DRC for a few years" she said. "Auditing that sector ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... reference to commitments from both sides around the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, environmental and labour standards, for example. The Business Council on Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) recently applied the SDGs to policies ...

Real asset investments as vehicle for return, positive impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... housing," Tominc noted. Conscious Investment Management avoids development risk by purchasing accommodation built to standards, then partnering with a provider to manage the leasing arrangement. Tominc also said that Conscious Investment Management's ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... assets." The Climate Bonds standard is an overarching science-based, multi-sector standard overseen by the Climate Bonds Standards Board that allows investors and intermediaries to easily assess the climate credentials and environmental integrity of ...

BetaShares to launch ethical diversified ETFs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... (ASX: HETH). HETH provides access to a portfolio of large global companies that meet strict sustainability and ethical standards. The management costs of the three soon-to-be-launched ethical diversified funds will be 0.39% p.a., which is lower than ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A $120 billion industry superannuation fund has revamped its SRI option to tighten screening standards. Aware Super has updated its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) options to refine the list of excluded companies to include those earning 5% or ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Five global organisations responsible for setting sustainability-related frameworks and standards have joined together to publish a shared vision for what is needed for more comprehensive corporate reporting. CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... revenues data is available, dating back to 2008, enabling investors to track a company's progress in achieving green standards, FTSE Russell said. FTSE Russell's Green Revenues data model was launched in 2015 and serves as the underlying data ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... financial year, a 4% increase over the previous year that includes a 3 percentage point benefit from a change in accounting standards relating to leases. The company says sales revenue contribution to profit from the global pallet business more than ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... supporting the development of innovative resilience financing options and, where appropriate, the application of national standards to build resilience (e.g. the construction code)." The group also prioritised integrating building resilience to the impacts ...