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Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Plus Moderate Growth; and Sustainable Plus Conservative Growth. Mercer's board would typically approve investments in the options after considering advice from Mercer Investments Australia (MIAL) as its implementation consultant. "These ...

Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... 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 benchmark from the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG/Impact fixed income investment team at Nuveen, when it signed on as part of the global steering committee. Gender lens investments, particularly gender bonds, have become more prominent in recent years at country-level negotiations. In June, Iceland ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... sectors... in each case we are staying 'true to label' as a specialist infrastructure investor and manager." Investments include US solar and storage firm Primergy Solar, sustainable data center player Rowan Digital Infrastructure, and a 750-megawatt ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... renewable energy and energy efficiency, and biodiversity. "There are a growing number of mainstream New Zealand funds with investments in positive issues such as renewable energy or social housing, albeit from a low base," the report noted. Harbour Sustainable ...

ACCR cuts ties with Rio Tinto

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... countries with assets worth US$103.549 billion and an annual revenue of US$54 bn. It has made significant renewables investments and committed to decarbonise 50% by 2030. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), which owns a small ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... also assist in estimating emissions for non-listed companies, small and medium enterprises, and other alternative investments. "ISS ESG has applied its wealth of experience in measuring physical and transition-related climate risks, regulatory alignment ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... manager research analyst Shamir Popat. He added that action against greenwashing by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) did not materially contribute to underperformance. "ESG integration has become the norm for most fund managers ...

PEP rides ESG tailwinds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... months. PEP is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI). The fund "has a number of investments which will benefit from ESG tailwinds. For example, businesses which are involved in foodservice packaging, and increasingly ...

Investors bow to political pressure: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emitters take action on climate change. This follows the departure of AllianceBernstein and Allspring Global Investments in May. J.P. Morgan, Invesco, State Street, and Pimco left earlier this year. Blackrock also scaled back its involvement. ...