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Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
With responsible investments reaching more than a quarter of all investments globally, Mercer is urging business leaders to adopt a "Business As Different" (B.A.D.) approach to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues. Alexis Cheang ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Perpetual has launched the Perpetual Ethical SRI Credit Fund that applies ethical and SRI screens to a portfolio of diversified floating rate credit. Vivek Prabhu, portfolio manager and head of fixed income, Perpetual The fund is based on Perpetual's ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... scoring medium or high risk, according to the FAIRR Protein Producers Index. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics, Australian Ethical Investments According to the index, 72% of the companies surveyed are not providing evidence to show they're measuring or ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... - e.g. companies involved in tobacco production or cluster bomb manufacturing - whether those funds are self-declared ethical funds or not," and that leading superannuation funds are "aggressively transparent" when it comes to demonstrating financial ...

Nanuk Asset Management explores themes underpinning New World Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Earlier this year, the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), the peak body representing responsible and ethical investors across Australia and New Zealand, recently certified the Nanuk New World Fund for Ethical Investing according ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Australian Millennials' opinion of business' motivation and ethics has dropped to its lowest levels since 2014, according to the 2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey. David Brown, Human Capital Leader, Deloitte The percentage of Australian Millennials who ...

Future Super Renewables Plus option sees $50 million inflow in two weeks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... market." Future Super has seeded a fund with boutique infrastructure fund manager Infradebt and has seeded Infradebt's Ethical Fund with a commitment to invest $50 million by the end of the year. Future Super also works with impact investment fund manager ...

ASX adds social license to operate, TCFD to corporate governance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The ASX Corporate Governance Council has proposed a further evolution to its recommendations for how listed companies disclose environmental and social sustainability risks, including social license to operate and greater guidance on carbon risk. Louise ...

Australian Ethical Investment opens 2018 community grants program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has opened its 2018 community grants program and is inviting organisations to apply for a portion of the $300,000 in total to be awarded. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical donates ...

Regnan research finds correlation between company performance, conduct culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... underperformed the ASX200." Regnan Chief Executive Pauline Vamos said that the results show the importance of having ethics and ethical decision making embedded in corporate culture. "When we say ethical decision-making, it's not just doing the right ...