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Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A review of 12 asset managers that Morningstar deems committed ESG has resulted in five receiving upgrades, while several retained their previous ratings. Morningstar has identified 97 firms globally that they deem as falling into an ESG Commitment ...

NSW can achieve electricity reliability without coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act passed at the end of November with multiparty support - it wasn't just the LNP and ALP, but Greens and independents that pushed each other up with a ratcheting-up effect." Buckley also pointed to round 2 and round ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
While most companies report on sustainability frameworks, few conduct independent external assurance, according to new research that also calls for mandatory reporting that goes beyond climate. Researchers at the Deakin Integrated Reporting Centre (DIRC) ...

Does sustainable investing underperform?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The market value of sustainable ETFs has seen a meteoric rise, from about US$350 million in 2012 to almost US$100 billion at the end of 2022, but new research questions whether that growth was built with manager skill. 2020 saw large outperformance ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Both Australian companies and Australian super funds are unlikely to meet their decarbonization targets based on current trajectory, raising new risks for financial and corporate investment stability. According to Acadian Asset Management, the ASX300 ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
New laws require companies to manage psychosocial risk in the same way they manage physical risk - meaning that companies would be held liable for sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination in the workplace. Further, the government's Respect@Work ...

Australian Ethical crowned most sustainable

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Investment management company Australian Ethical has been identified as the asset manager most committed to sustainability. Morningstar's ESG Commitment Level Landscape report assessed 108 asset managers worldwide. Just eight were identified as in the ...

S&P Global drops ESG letter ratings from credit reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
S&P Global Ratings has stopped providing new ESG scores when evaluating credit in an abrupt about-face. Effective immediately, the company announced it is no longer publishing new ESG credit indicators in our reports or updating outstanding ESG credit ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
ISPT has shaken up its executive leadership team, including creating the role of chief sustainability officer. Steven Peters has been elevated to the role of chief sustainability role, responsible for the delivery of ISPT's environment, social and governance ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is already rapidly disrupting various industries, speeding up processes and making fast work of huge amounts of data, and investors and businesses need to analyse the material ESG risks and opportunities of ...