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HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
In a letter sent to the top listed companies in its investment portfolio, the $87 billion super fund has set out its engagement priorities ahead of the upcoming AGM season. Key areas include climate change, nature loss, gender equality and fair working ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... activate the benefits of this multifunctional land use for landholders and industry proponents," said Stefan Trueck, director of the Transforming Energy Markets Research Centre.

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... industries, and that means good jobs, training opportunities and income across the country," said Erwin Jackson, managing director of policy. "Australian and global investors are looking for ways to keep investing in renewable energy, green exports ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... head of APAC MEAA ESG solutions at S&P Global has been hired at corporate consultancy Sodali & Co to be senior managing director, sustainability officer and head of sustainable solutions APAC. He will lead a team assisting companies in developing and ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Guidelines create clear obligations that investments do not contribute to human rights abuses, said Bianca Tylek, executive director of Worth Rises, one of the complaint filers. "We are pleased to see the Swiss NCP accept our complaint, reiterating the ...

ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... easily understood by investors," ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke had said. Yet Scientific Beta deputy CEO and index director Daniel Aguet said ESG ratings fail ASIC's test across these three conditions. "They are not accurate, not reasonably ...

Podcast: Screening and controversies - tobacco, weapons, fossil fuels and more with Julia Leske

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... isn't inadvertently supporting sectors they wish to avoid? In this episode, we're joined by Julia Leske, managing director and senior consultant in ESG strategy at ISS ESG. Julia sheds light on how ESG professionals navigate the fine lines in ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... alignment. "Companies backed into a corner are not prepared to engage," said Pablo Berrutti, Altiorem co-founder and managing director. Berrutti is also senior director and portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors. "We need to be extremely adaptive ...

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... O'Connor Marsden & Associates (OCM) as the new strategic ESG advisor. O'Mara is a senior advisor, lawyer, non-executive director, and senior executive, with experience in leading strategy, complex portfolios, and operations with tangible results. ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... former CEO of Pendal and BT Investment Management and chair of Impact Investing Australia has been appointed executive director, effective 1 September. The ethical investment manager also recorded positive net flows of $610m and positive investment performance ...