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Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "The more that you pass on requests to us, the more than you annoy us and the more emails that you send, the more request for ESG messaging for issues, the better for us because we can pass on these exact emails on to the issuers. The sense of urgency ...

NZ Super Fund shifts $25 billion to low carbon indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... addition to alignment with climate goals, we expect these new indices to deliver better environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics across the board," said chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore. The changes will further reduce the Fund's exposure ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... market in Australia increased its base from $1.28 trillion in 2020, with the top three responsible investment approaches being ESG integration at $752 billion, corporate engagement and shareholder action at $726 billion and negative/exclusionary screening ...

Cbus names new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... investment leadership team. In her new role, McKay will lead the evolution of Cbus' total portfolio approach to managing ESG investment risks and opportunities. This includes embedding the ongoing goals in Cbus' Climate Roadmap aimed at safeguarding ...

Integrating ESG central to C-Suite considerations: Mazars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Integrating ESG considerations is central to future-proofing long-term value creation in business, according to Asia Pacific-based C-Suite leaders. Audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars has released C-suite barometer: Time for action, which surveyed 1,000 ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... across multiple disciplines. "When we first embarked on the CVA, our initial meetings were typically with stress testing and ESG teams within banks, Byres said. "It was quickly realised that, because of the wide-ranging nature of the potential impacts ...

Future Fund, UniSuper hire ESG execs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Future Fund and UniSuper have augmented their ESG teams, with the Future Fund recruiting a high-profile industry executive to its investment stewardship team. Karin Halliday will join the Future Fund as director, ESG and investment stewardship ...

Clear link between ESG performance and shareholder return: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
There is a clear link between ESG performance and shareholder returns, according to Federated Hermes. However, the relationship between ESG and stronger return is non-linear, the global equities team has found. The performance doesn't come from ESG ...

Podcast: Finding solutions to meet Net Zero 2050 with Viola Lutz

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we speak with Viola Lutz, head of ISS ESG climate solutions. Lutz discusses how ISS ESG approaches climate risk and climate solutions, why quantitative ESG ratings alone aren't a silver bullet and why we have to use ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
It is not apparent that MySuper funds that use ESG investing strategies are failing the MySuper performance test under the Your Future, Your Super legislation. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, five MySuper products have failed the ...