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Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... commodities, and emerging market corporate bonds." Peppelenbos noted that there is "a strong continued confidence in engagement as a driver of change," with 73% of respondents considering engagement as effective or very effective. Investors cite a number ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... directors. Roc-Sennett focused in on the material issues relating to gender diversity that investors can influence through engagement and active ownership, including looking at the so-called "broken rung", whereby women join companies, but then fail ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... structure which will enable the fund to integrate investment in impact activities focused on climate action, community engagement and livelihoods, and biodiversity conservation into TAFF2's plantation forestry portfolio. The impact activities are closely ...

Active Super turns to fixed income carbon on road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... a shortfall, but the beauty of the model is that it's very granular, so we can see where we need to target our engagement." Active Super is working to set interim targets for where the fund wants to be on the decarbonisation trajectory by 2030, Yip ...

The challenge of evaluating impact investing's fundamentals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... stewardship is the manager's contribution in generating impact. Zenith notes that empirical evidence suggests that engagement "is one of the most reliable mechanisms for delivering impact." "Stewardship, for investors, is not a well understood concept," ...

Cyber security, COVID and climate change cap CEO concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... companies that they're not just reporting on emission, but looking to the future of the business - access to capital, or engagement of employees and customers," said Jon Chadwick, PwC partner and Australia's ESG leader. Chadwick attributed climate ...

Using ESG signals part of shorting strategy: Plato Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... and have the ability to make returns on the short side," Allen said. "Then you add in the other benefits of shorting/engagement from an active ownership perspective." "We can hold a position for as short as six months, and if we feel we have that wrong ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... practices, but are making the commitment to change." Identifying those opportunities comes with fundamental analysis and engagement as well as investing in green bonds and social bonds, Kendall noted. Insight has recently launched an impact strategy. ...

Super funds react to Rio report into bullying, sexism, racism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... identified." "Identifying and acknowledging these issues is of course a critical step towards addressing them, and the engagement of major investors on ESG issues has been one of the catalysts for companies to start fully appreciating the importance ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... head of strategy. "In 2022, we're growing our responsible investment team as we continue to develop our direct engagement program in collaboration with our internal Australian equities team," HESTA said. "The general manager of responsible investment ...