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CEFC, super funds allocate to IFM Investors private equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... pool of sustainability-focused investment capital." The IFM strategy will measure the carbon footprint of each investee company at the point of acquisition, with a view to achieving net zero scope 1 and 2 emissions within five years and will also take ...

Proxy adviser reforms overturned by Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Financial Services License (AFSL) financial services license and will be required to share their recommendations on a company with the company on the same day it provides that advice to institutional clients. The reforms also stipulated that beginning ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... of them that aren't necessarily labelled sustainable, but they have the potential to be." By looking at issuance on a company-by-company basis, Insight can identify opportunities to invest in issuance from companies that are moving to reduce their carbon ...

Five reasons investors should adopt an active versus passive ESG approach

JOEL CONNELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
The importance of integrating ESG related risks and opportunities into investment decisions has become undeniable. The ability for companies to generate superior shareholder returns is increasingly intertwined with ESG and sustainability factors. Consumers ...

Oliver Wyman appoints ex-Westpac exec as special adviser

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She has also served as a board member of the Australian Financial Markets Association, the Banking & Finance ...

Super funds react to Rio report into bullying, sexism, racism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... apology to every team member, past or present, who has suffered as a result of these behaviours. This is not the kind of company we want to be. "I feel shame and enormous regret to have learned the extent to which bullying, sexual harassment and racism ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... sectors." Delahunty pointed to the example of Rio Tinto's destruction of Juukan Gorge, pointing to the existence of the company's Reconciliation Action Plan outlining steps to progress the voice of First Nations Peoples, while simultaneously relying ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... each. "That's where the engagement and active ownership piece comes in. I don't think we find those answers in just a company rating - these are large complex issues that require much more of an overarching framework."

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... companies with the intent that they are moving up the traffic light rankings." van der Werf points to Italian utility company Enel as an example of an emissions intensive business that has made progress by strengthening their net zero targets. Robeco ...

Magnis appoints Global Impact Initiative founder to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) founder and CEO Giles Gunesekera has joined the board of lithium-ion battery company Magnis Energy Technologies. Gunesekera joins ASX-listed Magnis as an independent non-executive director. The company cited his "unique ...