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Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... be remedied." Morningstar does not rate the Vanguard ETF that is related to the bond fund, noted Morningstar associate director, manager research Justin Walsh. Walsh explains that for index ETF products that they do rate, Morningstar evaluates the index ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... orderly transition is in everyone's financial interests, particularly for scheme beneficiaries," Carbon Tracker founder and director Mark Campanale said. "The advice pension schemes are receiving risks trivialising the potentially huge damage climate ...

Using ChatGPT to assess climate targets: Acadian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... their decarbonization plans. The model is part of a broader suite of climate analysis tools, noted Andy Moniz, Acadian director of responsible investing. While much financial data disclosed by companies is backward in nature, the LLM model works on forward-looking ...

Brookfield signs MoU for renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... South Wales and the La Trobe Valley in Victoria, according to independent analysis undertaken for the company. Reliance director Anant Ambani said the company is "committed to the mission of creating a global clean energy ecosystem that is both beneficial ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... companies and investors and the actions and engagements they carry out is critical," Jake Barnett, Wespath's managing director of sustainable investment strategies and engagement track co-lead on the net zero asset owner alliance commented. "Asset managers ...

Executive appointment roundup: Corporate Citizenship to DBS, UNHCR to TBI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... president in its chief sustainability office, as it builds out its sustainability function. He was previously Asia Pacific director of Corporate Citizenship (now part of SLR Consulting) where he worked with large global companies to tackle sustainability ...

Challenging market weakens ESG-focused fund flows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable funds, recovering slightly from $US5 billion-plus losses in the two previous quarters. Morningstar global director of sustainability research Hortense Bioy commented: "In the United States, ESG funds suffered a third consecutive quarter of ...

Report sounds alarm on data centre climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... industry, but also you need to look at where they're going and what the trajectory is," said Gordon Noble, ISF's research director, business, economy and governance, and the report author. "You can't afford not to have an interest, and there are considerations ...

Demystifying ACCUs: What are carbon credits and how do they work? - Gary Wyatt

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... confidence in the scheme. In this podcast, senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass speaks with Gary Wyatt, Group Managing Director of Corporate Carbon - Australia's largest Emissions Reduction Fund project owner. The Carbon Farming Initiative offsets ...

Voting on climate crucial during AGM season: Amundi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
ESG is emerging as a clear theme for shareholder proposals for AGMs in 2023, according to Europe's largest asset manager. Amundi said stewardship through engagement and voting is key to a responsible investment approach during an AGM voting season that ...