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ASIC takes Vanguard to court over further greenwashing claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded certain investments in tobacco, but "while this screen applied to exclude manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, it did not exclude companies ...

New Zealand regulator warns Vanguard for disclosure failure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded certain investments in tobacco, but "while this screen applied to exclude manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, it did not exclude companies ...

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Vanguard Investments for misleading statements about the extent to which their funds applied investment exclusions for tobacco-related investments." In total, ASIC has issued over $140,000 in infringement notices in response to concerns about alleged ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... explained. The mandate's benchmark is an adjusted MSCI World Index, structured to take into account NGS's exclusions of tobacco, controversial weapons, nuclear and fossil fuel exposures, said NGS Super head of equities, fixed income and alternatives ...

IML launches Sustainable Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... screens out companies that 'do significant harm', including companies that derive more than 10% of their revenue from tobacco production, gaming, pornography, thermal coal, weapons or armaments. It also positively screens companies via the IML Conscience ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded certain investments in tobacco, but "while this screen applied to exclude manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, it did not exclude companies ...

ASIC fines Vanguard for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Funds. ASIC noted that the Vanguard International Shares Select Exclusions Index Funds excluded certain investments in tobacco, but "while this screen applied to exclude manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, it did not exclude companies ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... which are considered to be morally or socially injurious and in companies which primarily operate in such sectors - i.e. tobacco, gambling, adult entertainment, conventional banking and insurance, pork, and weapons. The Hejaz Equities Fund is a growth ...

Measuring sustainability performance: comparing an SDG score with ESG ratings

JAN ANTON VAN ZANTEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... However, despite their prominence, the ESG ratings that are used to create such strategies are under fire. For example, tobacco companies, and mining giants can get top-notch ESG ratings. This suggests ESG ratings fail to thoroughly capture companies' ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... equality, and health and wellbeing. The negative screens ruling out companies that derive more than 1% of revenue from tobacco and weapons, and companies that derive more than 10% of revenue from thermal coal mining, fossil fuel, alcohol, gambling, pornography ...