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ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... including Australia, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong has seen regulators following to keep up pace, according to research insights from Northern Trust. "There is momentum on ESG, and there is a real push from all participants starting from members/investors ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... can have on reducing company's operational emissions, said Nikola CaÅiule, Greenpeace Australia Pacific head of research and investigations. "We know that renewable electricity delivers when it comes to carbon reduction and climate action, CaÅiule ...

MUFG, First Sentier announce head of Sustainable Investment Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Karadzhova will be responsible for developing the institute's research programme which will include macro-level research on sustainable investment topics, market trends and industry practices. Karadzhova comes to the institute from MSCI, where she was ...

ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... for more ESG reporting and transparency, but admit they struggle to "articulate a compelling ESG story," according to research from KPMG. The KPMG 2021 CEO Outlook, a study of 1,300 CEOs across 12 countries including Australia, finds that ESG and corporate ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... us to join forces one again." Lundie and Chockalingam will be supported by the 12-member credit team including head of research and sustainable fixed income Mitch Reznick. The team's dedicated fixed income engagers, supported by EOS at Federated ...

"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... accountability and women make up just 14% of those line management roles across the ASX300. There are positive findings in the research: the report notes that the proportion of companies that have set targets of at least 40% of each gender in senior ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... and the University of Technology Sydney have formed a five-year partnership to accelerate product innovation, and the research, development and commercialisation of low carbon concrete. The partnership has resulted in the establishment of the UTS Boral ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Regulators are taking on greenwashing in financial products and asset consultants are standing close by to ensure fund managers are offering products and services that are true to their ESG label. Media outlets have reported that German asset manager ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Bhattacharjee said pointed to the state's investment in natural capital projects. "There is a significant amount of research in the value of mangroves in Australia, the Queensland government has the Land Restoration Fund and have announced improved ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... insurance companies, private banks, endowments and foundations, collectively responsible for $26.8 trillion in assets. The research found 51% of investors in Australia believe engaging on environmental issues such as climate change or the use of fossil ...