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NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... stranded asset. "We didn't [divest] in 2021 off the back of our initial establishment of the target because the overall research we needed to do was to understand the degree of carbon across our portfolio," Squires said. "That was the first body ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... according to Kushal Chadha, partner at PwC Deals Advisory and Asia Pacific ESG leader - deals and private equity. In a recent research paper, Chadha outlined six ways in which ESG creates value - revenue growth, cost efficiencies, legal and regulatory ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... those that are negatively aligned will have a hard row to hoe," McDonald said. As a part of the analysis, the RadiantESG research model assesses companies on "credible intent" - gauging how committed companies are to forward progress. "In this model ...

Ausbil charts ESG activities and portfolio engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Ausbil released its 2021 ESG report, delving into material ESG issues that impacted the portfolio. The expanding ESG research team works in coordination with portfolio teams to integrate these opsevations. "Ultimately, you want to be one step ahead always ...

Strong demand for ESG products, but education needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Retail investors and financial advisers are reporting strong levels of action on ESG investing, but recent research suggests that both sides of the conversation are seeking further education and have doubts about greenwashing and alignment between personal ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... likely to provide stronger risk-adjusted returns, according to Osmosis Investment Management. Osmosis uses its in-house research process to standardise unstructured corporate environmental data, enabling the construction of a sustainable investment factor ...

Schroders' sustainable multi-asset fund receives RIAA certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... manager and also co-author and lecturer of Sustainable and Responsible Investing at UNSW. Sustainability has been a key research priority for the team for many years and this will continue given the ever-increasing importance of ESG themes to companies ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian taxonomy and finalise the of process of Australian taxonomy development." "EY will be responsible for undertaking research, analysis, preparing draft papers and presentations for input by the Technical Advisory Group and approval by the Project ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Neuberger Berman's most recent Global Corporate Credit ESG Engagement Report, in 2021, the corporate fixed income research teams hosted 1,514 meetings during the period, 62% of which were with the CEO or CFO leadership, compared to 56% in the prior ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... across Perpetual's wealth business. Prior to working at Perpetual, Amanda led the responsible investment and ESG research function for MLC Advice as a senior investment analyst and also worked in institutional business development at Pendal Group. ...