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MSCI launches offset rating

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The index provider rated thousands of projects for carbon sequestration, social impact and sound governance in a bid to increase confidence in carbon markets. MSCI Carbon Project Ratings evaluates the integrity and risks of carbon credit projects, with ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... misled investors via claims it made about ESG screens applied to its $1.1 billion Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund between August 2018 and February 2021. The claims were made via a variety of mediums, including in product disclosure ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... equality organisation Financy, which recently put out their analysis of financial equality for women, the Financy Women's Index. The national gender pay gap fell to 11.5% in May, and Financy estimates 22.6 years to achieve equal pay. Employment equality ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... rights complaint against UBS follows legal precedent that financiers are responsible for acting on human rights in passive index funds. The Swiss human rights watchdog accepted a complaint against UBS for holdings in private prison contractors CoreCivic ...

ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... roll call of greenwashing interventions highlights a flaw in ESG ratings as a reliable metric for fund managers, a global index provider says. Referencing an ASIC report, Scientific Beta argues ratings often mislead consumers on the sustainability of ...

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... has developed the new indices with three levels of progressive action on climate: Low-Carbon Climate Leaders Tilt Equities Index is a low-tracking error alternative to a passive market-cap weighted index, targeting Paris-aligned entities. Paris-Aligned ...

ASX200 boards near gender target: ACSI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... companies having male-only boards, according to ACSI. Recent data from Women on Boards (WOB) found the further down the index that companies are listed, the greater the likelihood that they will have a female chair. When the organisation was founded ...

Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest managers of retirement savings in the world, has dumped the ESG index it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. In March, the fund said it has decided to change its ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... to Morningstar Sustainalytics, while passive products gained $7.6 billion (US$5 billion) of net new money. This trend of index-linked products dominating market share was also reflected in the league tables. Dimensional Fund Australia, Betashares and ...

Future Super returns 10.1% to ethically minded members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... offering has returned 10.1%, while Verve Super achieved 9.9% last financial year. The results are for the Future Super Balanced Index option and Verve Super's standalone strategy. Future Group said the results are proof that responsible investing ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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