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Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
As we bid farewell to another year in responsible investing, here's a countdown of the most-read articles on FS Sustainability. Which ones did you miss? CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger In September, CareSuper announced it would abandon Spirit ...

Big money urged to leverage influence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Long-term asset owners are not putting their influence to use, according to a new study on the climate policy influence of the world's largest institutional investors. 73% of the asset owners, representing more than $12 trillion in assets, have ...

Readers act on news when it impacts returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
A Yale study has found investors don't seek out ESG-related news for feel-good reasons, but rather, only if it helps them make returns. Co-authored by accounting professor Edward Watts, the paper found individual retail investors see ESG as an important ...

Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Organisational restructuring at the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has led to 17 redundancies including in the leadership team, and more departures for other reasons. Chief responsible investment ecosystems officer Rose Easton said on LinkedIn ...

Wellington client exec departs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
One of the world's largest privately held asset managers has farewelled a senior executive who has been with the firm for two decades. Charles Davies has retired from the $1.2 trillion investment manager where he was a relationship manager in the ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
GuildSuper, Child Care Super, and smartMonday have not been marketed as sustainable funds in the past, however going forward their international equities portfolio contains no investments in fossil fuels, weapons, nuclear energy, and gambling. For tobacco ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
QIC Real Estate just converted more than a quarter of its portfolio into Sustainability-Linked Loans (SSL), taking its total sustainable financing to 73.4% of Australian property debt facilities. The funds are QIC Property Fund (QPF) at $2.8bn, and ...

Greenwash top of mind for Kiwi funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
NZ responsible investing grew 14% to $294 billion in 2023 with Mint Funds, Milford, NZ Super, and Harbour AM leading the way, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Rachel Tinkler, head of responsible investment for Mint ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
From local community projects to large scale enterprises, this year's winners represent a diverse range of business sectors. "Each of these winners demonstrates a commitment to sustainability that serves as a model for others," said Graz van Egmond ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Perpetual, for the first time, has laid bare a decade's worth of data, unveiling insights into the philanthropic and charity sectors. In a special edition of its annual philanthropy insights report, the wealth manager said despite incremental changes ...