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Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... stakeholders who misinterpret the level and degree of concern for climate risk - Credit Suisse maps entities on a spectrum from ethical, to very concerned to concerned to unconcerned to ethics-free, and, referencing the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Micro-investing app Acorns has launched a new ethical investment portfolio option. George Lucas, Acorns Australia CEO and managing director Acorns Australia customers can now select the Emerald Portfolio investment to the app, which is designed to meet ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... values and not pay any extra to do it. The most recent Morningstar research shows that funds that are labelled "ESG" or "ethical" are generally more expensive than non-ESG funds."

Three quarters of Aussie investors use ESG in investment strategies: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Zealand. "It's a big topic for a lot of people," he said. "Asset owners see that, at the very least, they need to have some ethical options that they can make available to investors. Some are taking a very visible forward stance. There was the stance ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... capital for the Clean Energy Seed Fund, including commitments from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), Australian Ethical Investment, Hostplus and Future Super. Jeremy Colless, Artesian managing partner The Clean Energy Seed Fund was launched ...

Removing complicity in modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... restrict modern slavery is beginning to emerge. The UK has its Modern Slavery Act 2015 which encourages but does not enforce ethical sourcing policies and practices by large companies and under Section 54 (1) requires a commercial organisation to which ...

Fashion retailers increase reporting of human rights in supply chain: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... issues in their supply chain, with Cotton On Inc, Pacific Brands and APG & Co receiving an A- in Baptist World Aid's 2017 Ethical Fashion Report. The 2017 Ethical Fashion Report analysed 106 companies and assessed them on a grade scale of A to F. The ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... the only way, but a fundamental way." Alex Vynokur, BetaShares managing director, noted that the increased demand for ethical financial products led the company to launch the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI), Australia's first ethical ...

Australian Ethical Investment exceeds $2 billion in assets under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has exceeded $2 billion in funds under management, a 100% increase since 2015. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director For March 2017, the ethical investment and superannuation provider saw net inflows ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... issuers across a range of sectors as key to developing the green bond investor base and the market as a whole." Australian Ethical Super has also invested in the bond. "Investment in quality green bonds helps drive essential capital to the climate solutions ...