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The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... rapid AI adoption is intensifying environmental and social risks, and US deregulation could materially increase AI-related ethical risks globally. "Despite greater divergence and competing interests between the EU, the US, and China in areas as diverse ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... two more asset managers in May. The high-profile withdrawals were pinned to ESG politicisation. Read here. Australian Ethical scores gold, others fall off charts Australian Ethical and Nationwide Super topped the Rainmaker Information ESG league tables ...

Readers act on news when it impacts returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... settlement of the 737 Max scandal, which led to a 4% stock selloff. This indicates investors are not motivated by moralistic or ethical reasons, but rather by the impact on returns. "The biggest takeaway is that we show ESG is both 'extremely important ...

Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... at the smart factor, ESG and climate index provider. At the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), U Ethical stewardship head Rachel Alembakis has been elected as board director. "It's an honour to be elected to RIAA's board," ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Europe, where many pension funds now view defense investment as a national interest imperative. "Each asset owner must weigh ethical considerations and fiduciary responsibilities in alignment with stakeholder values," Catechis said. "Some investors adhere ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
GuildSuper, Child Care Super, and smartMonday have not been marketed as sustainable funds in the past, however going forward their international equities portfolio contains no investments in fossil fuels, weapons, nuclear energy, and gambling. For tobacco ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... all three Scopes of carbon emissions, target Cleaning Accountability Framework certification, and promote best practice ethical labour practices. Sustainability performance will be tracked using the Green Building Council of Australia's new Green ...

Green moves: Fremantle Seaweed, Impact&ble, Emmi, Petuna Aquaculture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... risk institute has scooped up Altius Asset Management co-founder, meanwhile a company cutting methane from cow burps nabs Ethical Partners' former head of stewardship. Altius Asset Management co-founder Bill Bovingdon has been named the first industry ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... punitive measures," she said. "This commitment highlights a preference for fostering continuous improvement and building ethical supply chains." This comes as Tomoya Obokata, UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, meets the federal Anti-Slavery ...

ETFs recover and dominate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainable ETFs are thriving after having a rough year prior, according to Rainmaker's latest Wholesale Managed Funds Net Flow Report. The data covers net flows of 1100 products across 170 different asset managers in all asset classes. Over the ...