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US attorneys general call out proxy advisers for "woke" agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
A coalition of US Republican states attorneys general have sent a letter to two proxy voting advisers, warning them over ESG-related recommendations to their states' investment vehicles including pension funds. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and ...

US states sue Biden administration over "woke" ESG rules

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... attorneys general are suing the US Department of Labor to halt new rules that would allow US-based retirement plans to consider ESG factors in their investment processes. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes are leading ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... investors, according to UBS. UBS recently analysed the company reports of ASX 200 companies to assess the 45 most talked about ESG related topics over the last five years. The analysis showed that topics including greenwashing, green finance, nature-based ...

ESG managed funds large portion of total Australian flow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Although inflows to managed funds fell in 2022, ESG equity managed funds were a "relative bright spot," according to Calastone. According to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, fixed income fund inflows shrank 95% from $10.54 billion in 2021 ...

HUB24 launches ESG ratings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
HUB24 has launched additional ESG ratings on its platform, following a collaboration with Morningstar and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). The new functionality provides advisers with access to "data-driven insights" and reporting ...

Salary inflation a rising S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... managing wage increases, employee satisfaction and other measures to attract and retain talent are issues on the agenda for ESG engagement this year. According to the latest data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Wage Price ...

Is social the most important part of ESG investing?

CHRIS IGGO  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... greater social good. All economic activity is a result of human behaviour, which then impacts human welfare, so the 'S' of ESG - environmental, social and governance - is arguably the most important dimension. After all, we care about climate change ...

CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
CFA Societies Australia is calling on global asset managers to adopt uniform disclosure standards for ESG investment products. Given the intensifying focus on greenwashing that shows no sign of abating in 2023, CFA Societies is highlighting the need ...

IML launches Sustainable Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Value fund manager IML has launched an active ESG focused fund investing in Australian equities. The IML Sustainable Future Fund has been seeded by Natixis Investment Managers. IML integrates ESG as 25% of their quality scoring framework, and the Sustainable ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Refinitiv said. "In the APAC region, for green and sustainability linked loans increased in proceeds and number," Tan said. "ESG/sustainability linked and green loans globally declined 7% [in 2022], but in Asia Pacific, proceeds grew 54% and while globally ...