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ISSB launches draft sustainability disclosure standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has moved one step closer to the creation of a unified set of sustainability disclosures with the release of two drafts covering general sustainability-related disclosure requirements and specific ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... well compared to the global average, which was also up," Hillis said. "The Australian companies also performed well on governance and disclosure, which are good things. "More Australian companies than the global average are producing decarbonisation ...

Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... cite a number of factors in increasing their focus on active ownership and engagement - overall, 66% give ensuring governance standards comply with good practice as a motivation, while 60% say it is a part of their fiduciary duty as investors with a ...

US SEC proposes rules for climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... company includes Scope 3 targets as part of a broader climate goal. The proposed rules cover disclosure of companies' governance of climate-related risks and relevant risk management processes, the material impact of any climate-related risks over the ...

Apostle Funds Management launches people and planet fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... agriculture, armaments and gambling. Investee companies are also assessed for human rights violations, unethical corporate governance and deforestation. According to AFM, the fund can hold allocations to domestic and global equities, property and infrastructure ...

Retail demand for thematic ESG ETFs climbs: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... environmental considerations of investors. "This is not to diminish anything about investors' concerns on social issues, or governance issues, but that E factor has elevated," she said. "For ETF issuers, it is really important to hone in on exactly ...

Conscious Investment Management adopts Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... and Torres Strait Islander people and communities to affect positive and meaningful change." Its implementation and governance will be overseen by a RAP Working Group championed by chief investment officer Matthew Tominc, with the aim to establish Aboriginal ...

Podcast: What is authentic ESG integration?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Standard podcast brought to you by MFS Investment Management, we discuss what integration of environmental, social and governance-related means for stock selection in investment portfolios, how fund managers can demonstrate that they're authentically ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management appoints head of sustainable investing research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolios. Before this, Rott was an investment partner at GO Investment Partners LLP for ten years and a corporate governance analyst at DWS Investment GmbH for several years.

Divestment from sanctioned Russian companies a matter of governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... government, meaning divestment from certain Russian securities moves beyond ethical divestment calls into the realm of governance and operations. Last week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Senator Jane Hume released a joint statement requesting that super ...