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Ethical approach yields investment benefits: Crescent Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) investment framework. In addition to the negative screens noted above, the fund invests in health care, property and infrastructure, natural resources utilities, manufacturing and innovative industries. The fund is open ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Blakey also linked their activity on mitigating climate risk to their members' concerns, noting that "we know our members in health and community services care deeply about climate change and that's why we're committed to sustained, long-term action ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... land. By increasing the amount of water that can be stored in soil, the SCC technology could significantly bolster crop health and drought resilience," Learmonth said. "Healthier farms are also more valuable farms - by reducing fertiliser use, this technology ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... for 2021-2027, with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in health and employment, as well as the prioritising the European Green Deal as the recovery strategy, with reference to circular economy ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainable economies for the future," said Deanne Stewart, First State Super CEO. "Nothing could have prepared us for the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic," Stewart said. "It has been unprecedented in our lifetime, but it has also ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... impact investing by more than five times to $100 billion over the next five years, and invest in clean energy, housing, health and wellbeing, education and conservation, among other themes. "As evidence mounts that companies with better records on social ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
BetaShares' suite of ethical ETFs has seen nearly $300 million in new inflows for the first five months of 2020 while also showing strong performance through a volatile market. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares "The pace of growth in our ethical ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The way companies are responding to managing their human capital during COVID-19 can be a way of assessing which companies operate sustainably versus those that do not, according to Lazard Asset Management. Nikita Singhal, global co-head of sustainable ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... for 2021-2027, with a total commitment of â,¬1.85 trillion. The plan focuses both on immediate short term recovery in health and employment, as well as the prioritising the European Green Deal as the recovery strategy, with reference to circular economy ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the world," Janus Henderson noted. The fund is also invested in healthcare as a thematic. "As long-term investors we see health as an important social consideration that goes beyond the recent pandemic," Seery said. "An example of this is Teladoc, a ...