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Australians accept climate science, but don't link to ethical super: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... heard of ethical investing prior to undertaking the survey or did not know what it meant. "There's no doubt that the research is showing that people are really concerned and want to do the right thing and are driven by wanting to reflect where their ...

Future IM/Pact builds database of female students interested in finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... are scoping that for the end of the year we will have an early career program, targeting women 21-26 who are already in research and analytical roles - medicine, technology, economics, investment banking, any of that cores kill set in critical thinking ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... which includes a consortium of some of the world's largest cement, lime, and engineering companies, as well as leading research and environmental institutions. Calix is piloting its patented kiln, which produces mineral honeycomb, which are very highly ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... metrics will they share." AXA IM Rosenberg Equities has already launched a strategy in Switzerland based on the footpath research, and will apply that research more broadly, McDonald said. "In all our portfolios, we do consider carbon footprint, but ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... to Climate Action 100+. The global fund manager is also developing an ESG scoring framework that will utilise in-house research on the materiality of ESG factors, data science and artificial intelligence. A launch date for the system has not been established ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... employees, the environment and the community as much as they prioritise delivering profits to shareholders, according to research from IBM. Jade Moffat, corporate citizenship manager, IBM Australia IBM has released its Global Purpose Study, Companies ...

Energy Super taps Robeco for $650m enhanced indexing mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... team, which consists of more than 40 portfolio managers and quantitative researchers dedicated to quantitative investing, research and model development. As of September 2019, Robeco managed $116 billion based on quantitative models. While not commenting ...

ASX200 boards above 30% women in aggregate, but six have none

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Although 30% of ASX200 board seats in aggregate are held by women, research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) show that 100 companies have not reached the 30% target and six companies still have no women on their board. In December ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... products and data to support them in reaching their investment decisions. She will also work with FTSE Russell's global research and leadership teams to develop FTSE Russell's Asia Pacific sustainable investment product strategy and expansion. "We are ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this comment piece from Jason Ross, head of superannuation research at Rainmaker Information Jason Ross, head of superannuation research, Rainmaker Information Back in the 90s a hot topic was ...