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Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... decision to resign and leave." Meanwhile, Aoife McCarthy has been promoted internally to senior analyst responsible investment at CareSuper. On 1 November, CareSuper and Spirit Super merged to create a new fund under the CareSuper name, with more than ...

ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... prospectus or your Product Disclosure Statement?" Responding to this, Sarah Gallard, senior manager of responsible investment at State Super, said super funds appreciate the detail that goes into the consultation guide and recommends other super funds ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... loss, remains widely misunderstood. "You have to be really careful," said Estelle Parker, co-CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "Declaring a project 'nature positive' implies a commitment to halting and reversing ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... ethically screened Australian bonds portfolio. The powerhouse fund manager now offers nine ethical and responsible investment ETFs - a total of $5.6 billion FUM as of the end September 2024. The Betashares Ethical Australian Composite Bond ETF (ASX ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... than $35 trillion globally. For her contribution to investor practice, First Sentier's global head of responsible investment Kate Turner was commended for her work on portfolio decarbonisation targets in the asset management industry. Turner sits ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... democracy," Whitton added. Nathan Fabian, chief sustainable systems officer at the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), said there is still hope for the world to reach its 1.5C goal without the US. In the PRI quarterly policy tracker ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... groundbreaking research such as the environmental P&L concept... and [with] the team at the Principles for Responsible Investment to highlight the important role of the 'Universal Owner' investor," he said in a statement. "Having spent over two decades ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... physical, transition, and financial - are significant for investors, says Estelle Parker, co-CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). "The [natural] ecosystem is all interconnected, and that makes it particularly relevant for ...

Podcast: Impact investing vs philanthropy - UN SDGs with Read Taylor Price

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... there's been an uptick in demand for companies to report on social impact through the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) - and along with it, an increase in misleading marketing through 'social-washing'. Of course, poverty ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... veteran - with over 15 years in sustainable investment - first arrived at abdrn from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment in 2021. She was appointed head of the investor-led organisation representing 3,000 signatories who jointly manage $144 ...