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Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... performance." "What we've done more specifically is we've married TCFD's anticipatory framework across risk management, strategy and governance, beyond simply climate, to all financially material issues across SASB's 77 industry specific standards, resulting ...

Tracking ESG impact in emerging markets improving: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... which has returned 51% to the 12 months to 31 May 2021. "In addition to ESG integration, every equity that we own in this strategy must have an impact thesis that maps to at least one UN SDG goal. However, it's not only about mapping and quantifying ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... analyst and campaigner May House called the existing policy insufficient. "They haven't created an emissions reductions strategy, they haven't done a scenario analysis of the emissions in their portfolios," House said. "This is well behind where leading ...

Hostplus ESG head jumps to HESTA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and will be responsible for working within the investment management team to progress HESTA's responsible investment strategy and broader impact ambitions, HESTA said. Farrant comes to HESTA from Hostplus, where she was head of ESG from February 2020 ...

Wesfarmers taps former Coca-Cola Amatil exec for board role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Berri Limited. Other roles during her career included managing director of regional banking and group general manager strategy at ANZ, and a decade at McKinsey & Company from 1989 to 1999, where she became a partner in 1996. Watkins is also a member ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... argument about ESG factors anymore," she said. Most of the major investment firms and pension funds, it is part of their strategy, and it is engrained into the strategy." Reynolds also noted ESG specialists are becoming critical parts of the investment ...

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
The ASX is one possible contender to develop and operate a carbon exchange that will be administered by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER). The CER invited entities to tender expressions of interest for an online exchange traded market for emissions offsets. ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Point Advisory and a subsidiary of Greening Australia have launched a new business that will deliver nature-based carbon credit projects for business and investors. NatureCo will respond to rapidly growing global demand for high integrity nature-based ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Fund has signed its first superannuation fund investor. NGS Super has invested in the Green Bond Fund as part of its strategy to become carbon neutral by 2030. The Australian Unity Green Bond Fund invests in a combination of green, social and sustainable ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... linked to achieving the embedded targets that are aligned with the three pillars of the "Ramsay Cares" sustainability strategy - Caring for People, Caring for Planet and Caring for Community. The targets have been designed to drive a more intense focus ...