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PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds have been named in the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Leaders' Group for 2019. Cbus, First State Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, VicSuper and Vision Super were all selected as leaders by the PRI. The Leaders Group ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... associations which obstruct climate policy in Australia. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR ACCR is joined by Vision Super (Australia), a not-for-profit community super fund with around 100,000 members managing over AUD$10 billion in assets, MP ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Australia issued $15.6 billion in green bonds as of the end of June, yet there is a pipeline of more than 400 green infrastructure investment projects, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Climate ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
A greater number of ASX listed companies are providing more information around environmental, social and governance (ESG) material issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... deliver on our sustainability challenges and opportunities. Nicole Bradford, portfolio head of responsible investment, Cbus Super, and Katharine Tapley, head of sustainable finance, ANZ, co-chair this working group. - Technical Working Group 2: Creating ...

ASX200 boards still below 30% gender diversity target: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Four ASX200 companies still have no women on their boards, and overall, gender diversity on the boards of ASX200 companies have not hit the 30% target, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The latest AICD Gender Diversity ...

Christian Super launches Ethical Index Shares option for members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Christian Super is launching an Ethical Index Shares option for members, becoming the first superannuation fund in Australia to do so. Ross Piper, Christian Super CEO The Ethical Index Shares option comprises 50% Australian shares and 50% international ...

Future Super invests in loans via peer to peer lending platform RateSetter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Future Super has invested in renewable energy loans through RateSetter, the peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Louis Edwards, head of renewable at RateSetter Future Super will invest in RateSetter's National Clean Energy lending market, which funds loans ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... year's report is the funds management industry's response to the mass shootings in Christchurch. The report noted that "NZ Super Fund acted swiftly in the wake of this tragedy to exclude companies involved in the manufacture of civilian automatic and ...