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V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... a lot of Australian asset owners is to be lower fees, better value for members, while taking less risk and integrating climate, and all of that still bringing performance," said V-Square co-founder and president Mamadou-Abou Sarr. The strategy uses a ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Super's announcement was mixed. "This is a giant step forward for the fund and its members, and raises the bar for climate action in the superannuation industry," said Market Forces superannuation funds campaigner Brett Morgan. "This policy does ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... returns from a shareholder perspective. "That's where we see a lot of corporates, investors, private equity houses buying climate-related technologies, or social-related technologies to actually change or transition their existing portfolio," Chadha ...

ESG product definitions a matter for legislation: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... international regulators to build on what's happening elsewhere." Similarly, ASIC also believes that mandatory disclosure of climate risk should be legislated by government. "The question of whether or not mandatory disclosures will be introduced ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
New Zealand's External Reporting Board (XRB) has released a final consultation paper on the mandatory Climate-related Disclosure standards that will come into force next year. The New Zealand government last year passed legislation that made climate-related ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... occupational health and safety, focusing on diversity and inclusion beyond gender and seeking policy certainty through climate are all issues of concern for board members speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference. ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The next UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November is expected to focus on implementing commitments made at last year's conference, with the role of countries like Australia as well as investors and business to become enhanced. In preparation ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... bankers' ESG capability and build sustainable finance solutions. "Joining the NZBA is a clear commitment to improve our climate performance, help customers transition, and collaborate on initiatives, policies and disclosures that achieve net-zero." ...

Ausbil charts ESG activities and portfolio engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... long-term sustainability of earnings, and I think they can be used as a proxy for management quality." Ausbil performed climate scenario analysis against ASX200 companies for the third year, to assess companies against risk of physical impacts, disruption ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Solution portfolios apply negative and positive screens in its construction, with positive tilts to companies supporting climate action, life on earth, sustainable resource use, gender equality, and health and wellbeing. The negative screens ruling out ...