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Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... it's just the way it falls out of the screening preference. Those stocks have done well over the past 12 months. There is a bias away from energy and resources, and those companies tend not to pay outside dividends, are generally cyclical and have underperformed ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Most large Australian companies are struggling to find strategic responses to climate change adaptation challenges, "apparently paralysed by short-term profit first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture unused to volatility and ...

Dalton Nicol Reid: using ESG to find sustainable earnings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... number of questions across the database to score the companies in our investment universe, across ESG characteristics. We bias towards the companies that score well and screen out gambling, tobacco, exposure to armaments and pornography." Dalton Nicol ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... said. "It's performing in terms of our expectations," Hartnett said. "When you're looking at good ESG integration, there is a bias towards quality securities. We did notice earlier in the year where the markets had picked up again and just about everything ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... CBA reiterated its commitment to diversity, noting that its programs, including ones raising the awareness of the impact of bias in the workplace, garnered them the recognition of the Catalyst Award for gender diversity and the Employer of Choice for ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Omega Global Investors is a specialist fixed income investment manager based in Melbourne. Omega received a nearly AU$170m mandate from the nearly AU$6bn Local Government Super superannuation fund to implement a global government bond strategy that ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... the way the public thinks about issues like climate change or labor conditions," said Ernst Ligteringen, GRI CEO. "Coverage bias resulting from ownership and advertising has arguably left the public largely unaware of the real consequences of the way ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The government is consulting with stakeholders on regulations to establish surrender charge for international carbon units that liable companies could purchase to offset carbon emission liabilities. Brokers say that the government must select a policy ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Leaders Program. Additionally, Stockland held a workshop for the leadership team to "build a greater awareness of unconscious bias and its implications for business," and reported a return rate of employees from parental leave at 94%, up from 82% the ...

Regulatory barriers slowing cogeneration technology usage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... standards; the absence of clear guidelines about the roles and responsibilities of distribution network service providers, and a bias against multi-site, precinct-level cogeneration plant and systems." To remedy those barriers, the report proposed a ...

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Stewardship resources should double

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ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

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Fund selection risk a material issue

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Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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