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Fostering equity, inclusion key to diversity gains: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... focus on improving these elements in addition to their diversity efforts. Regnan defines equitable as meaning eliminating bias throughout formal processes that govern the employment relationship, while inclusion means creating a supportive culture that ...

NTAM launches new quantitative low carbon strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has launched a quantitative strategy focusing on high quality, low-volatility stocks with a lower carbon footprint. The Quality Low Volatility Low Carbon World (QLV Low Carbon) Strategy is NTAM's latest sustainable investment ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... world. Laggards are companies that are considered to be in the bottom 10% on performance against the R-Factor. "There is a bias towards larger companies, which may have larger sustainability teams and are better at reporting in general," Colton said. ...

Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Evans, 30% Club Australia chair. "One of the most significant barriers to women's progression to boards has been unconscious bias in recruitment practices and a tendency to rely on personal networks. "At this point, we should be expecting women to be ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... to incorporate objective and skill-based job descriptions. The firm has further engaged on training to counter unconscious bias in hiring patterns. "It also helps to have firm support, as certain hires might not be plug-and-play candidates and require ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... improvement to shifting to a recruitment platform which deidentifies applications. Through this process, the risk of unconscious bias colouring hiring choices is removed. The new recruitment style also sees the fund focus on asking questions of candidates ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
A BNP Paribas Asset Management equity fund is using long/short strategies to identify in companies that are either finding opportunities in, or facing, the challenges that come with climate change and the global transition to a lower carbon economy. ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... European-domiciled companies, although Crockford says the team is seeing more companies in the Asian region. There is also a bias towards companies that meet targets in SDGs 3 - good health and wellbeing, 7 - affordable and clean energy, 9 - industry ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The societal and economic consequences of climate change in a business as usual scenario are expected to be "devastating," but mitigating investment risk based on backward looking data and not future transition is a challenge for investors, according ...

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Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

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The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs.

Stewardship resources should double

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Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries.

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

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In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

Fund selection risk a material issue

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Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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