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Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... jobs ranging from technical and trades positions within clean energy right through to executive level governance roles within ESG," said Hays executive director of sustainability Chris Kent. There are multiple reasons for the shortages - some related ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia could help diversify away from labour and safety risks present in other countries, according to research from ISS ESG. According to recent analysis from ISS ESG, the International Energy Agency (IEA)'s Sustainable Development Scenario foresees ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has hired a high-profile industry executive to a newly created ESG role. Kristen Le Mesurier will join First Sentier as head of ESG for the firm's Australian Equities Growth team. She starts on 17 October. Le Mesurier joins First ...

Energy insecurity won't halt green transition: Northern Trust Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... than US, and there is an interesting debate with US political development in terms of those states actively pushing against ESG in investment decision making." However, despite near-term impacts, the green transition's economic impetus is increasing ...

ESG tops inflation, rate hikes as key priority for fixed income investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
ESG integration is at the top of investors priorities through fixed income allocations over the next 12 months, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). SSGA has released its annual The Future State of Fixed Income, based on a global survey ...

Equipsuper hires new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Jessie Pettigrew joins Equip as head of responsible investments, having most recently worked at BT Financial Group as head of ESG and sustainability. Pettigrew will work to ensure a continued emphasis on ESG integration across the entire portfolio and ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... demonstrating the that global ETF market has seen net inflows of US$550 billion in 2022. SGX further noted that global ETFs focused on ESG strategies crossed US$350 billion in AUM, an increase of close to nine times since 2018. In 2021, ETFs listed on ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "The more that you pass on requests to us, the more than you annoy us and the more emails that you send, the more request for ESG messaging for issues, the better for us because we can pass on these exact emails on to the issuers. The sense of urgency ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... addition to alignment with climate goals, we expect these new indices to deliver better environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics across the board," said chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore. The changes will further reduce the Fund's exposure ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  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 ...