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War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Attitudes towards ethical investing preferences differ strongly between generations, according to a survey by Nucleus Wealth Management. Nucleus Wealth conducted a survey of more than 1450 Nucleus Wealth clients and potential investors on attitudes ...

First Sentier launches unit for sustainability research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and our peers, we aim to help improve sustainability outcomes." The Institute has appointed an external academic advisory board to inform its research agenda and ensure its research meets high standards of rigour. The advisory board consists three people ...

Northern Trust AM names head of sustainable investing and stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... investment principles and best practices, including: the Investor Advisory Group at the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board, ICI's ESG Working Group and ESMA's Stewardship, Market Integrity and ESG Investment steering committee. "As the proliferation ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Recent governance failures at companies such as Rio Tinto and AMP show the risks and damage caused when decisions are disconnected from stakeholder interests, according to a new guide to stakeholder engagement by the Australian Institute of Company ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... assess the financial risks arising from climate change that affect the institution, now and into the future," and that the board should be able to provide evidence of its ongoing oversight of risks that they deem to be material. APRA has developed CPG ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... mandatory." The legislation would lead to reporting against standards that would be issued by New Zealand's External Reporting Board (XRB). These standards would be developed in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... underperformance on material ESG issues. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) had previously announced that they "take action against" board members in the S&P 500, FTSE 350, ASX 100, TOPIX 100, DAX 30, and CAC 40 indices, based on their ESG performance ...

Rainmaker tracks gender diversity of ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... super funds to review their gender diversity. The assessment found there was "zero correlation between an ESG super fund's board and executive team gender mix. That is, the gender mix of one does not indicate the likely gender mix of the other." One ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... include a metric targeting workforce diversity. Anchor Hanover's performance against the targets will be overseen by its board and performance-related data will be measured, reported and audited annually as part of AH's annual sustainability report. ...

Rainmaker reveals top performing ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A retail superannuation fund and four industry funds demonstrate top ESG leadership, while ESG options in super funds represent $160 billion in assets under management, according to ground-breaking new research from Rainmaker Information. Australian ...