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Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Despite greenwashing being a major deterrent to responsible investment in 2024, the sector still saw $1.6 trillion inflows and returns outperformed the traditional Australian shares market. Responsible Investment Association Australasia's (RIAA) annual ...

COP fails to bridge yawning funding gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... reach an agreement on financing. The Taskforce on Net Zero Policy and its Secretariat the Principles for Responsible Investment said more strategic and effective mobilisation of both public and private capital is needed to drive climate mitigation, adaptation ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... demand for goods is customers desiring more but wanting to pay less," said Kate Turner, global head of responsible investment, First Sentier Investors and chair, IAST APAC. "Behind the closed doors... is an estimated 50 million victims of modern slavery. ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... decision to resign and leave." Meanwhile, Aoife McCarthy has been promoted internally to senior analyst responsible investment at CareSuper. On 1 November, CareSuper and Spirit Super merged to create a new fund under the CareSuper name, with more than ...

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... prospectus or your Product Disclosure Statement?" Responding to this, Sarah Gallard, senior manager of responsible investment at State Super, said super funds appreciate the detail that goes into the consultation guide and recommends other super funds ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... loss, remains widely misunderstood. "You have to be really careful," said Estelle Parker, co-CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "Declaring a project 'nature positive' implies a commitment to halting and reversing ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... ethically screened Australian bonds portfolio. The powerhouse fund manager now offers nine ethical and responsible investment ETFs - a total of $5.6 billion FUM as of the end September 2024. The Betashares Ethical Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... than $35 trillion globally. For her contribution to investor practice, First Sentier's global head of responsible investment Kate Turner was commended for her work on portfolio decarbonisation targets in the asset management industry. Turner sits ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... democracy," Whitton added. Nathan Fabian, chief sustainable systems officer at the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), said there is still hope for the world to reach its 1.5C goal without the US. In the PRI quarterly policy tracker ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... groundbreaking research such as the environmental P&L concept... and [with] the team at the Principles for Responsible Investment to highlight the important role of the 'Universal Owner' investor," he said in a statement. "Having spent over two decades ...