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Fidelity bolsters ESG skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has appointed Sue Lyn Stubbs as a sustainable investing analyst. Stubbs will focus on ESG engagement and research of sustainable investment thematics. Reporting to Fidelity Australia's head of sustainable investing, Daniela ...

Centuria acquires SA agricultural property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... agriculture. "These are strong fundamentals that underpin a well performing agriculture real estate investment and also present ESG credentials which resonate well with CAF's sustainability overlay." Centuria launched the CAF last year with a $177 million ...

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... an industry stalwart for the newly created position of director of investor practice. Duncan Paterson joins IGCC from ISS ESG, where he was the global head of ISS ESG's ESG thought leadership program. As director of investor practice, Paterson will "take ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Nearly a third of APAC investors see positive ESG impact as a primary reason to invest in real assets in 2023, according to Aviva Investors. Aviva Investors have launched the fifth edition their Real Assets Study, featuring insights in attitudes towards ...

Qualitas names Fiona Reynolds to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Qualitas has named former Principles for Responsible Investment head Fiona Reynolds as chair of their new ESG advisory group. Reynolds, who was chief executive of PRI from 2012-2021 and is currently Chair of the UN Global Compact Network Australia. ...

Platinum hires ESG expert as head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... experience will help Platinum to enhance the way we engage with the company's we own, and use that to elevate the way ESG is integrated into our investment process," Isles said. "Julia will also work to ensure the corporate and investment goals of ...

Orica implements ESG data platform for GHG emission reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... mining and infrastructure solutions provider has extended an existing relationship with Cognizant, which will provide a single ESG data platform to enable Orica to monitor, report and forecast its GHG emissions reductions. The project will allow Orica ...

Testing ESG impacts on US pension fund returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... no difference between investment returns for US state pension funds in "blue" states that might be more likely to integrate ESG investment principles and "red" states that are more likely to ban ESG investment strategies, according to Rainmaker Information. ...

Alphinity launches sustainable ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... having a "net positive alignment" to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), exceed Alphinity's minimum ESG criteria and offer "attractive prospective returns." Since launch in June 2021 XASG's underlying fund has returned 2.3% p.a, ...

Podcast: What's ahead for 2023 - Simon O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... market in Australia increased its base from $1.28 trillion in 2020, with the top three responsible investment approaches being ESG integration at $752 billion, corporate engagement and shareholder action at $726 billion and negative/exclusionary screening ...