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Green moves: Australian Ethical, HOPE Housing, IGCC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investors has added another sustainable investment professional to its team as it continues to attract more capital. The find has hired Dan Simpson as a sustainable and impact specialist and the link between the business' investment ...

Australian Ethical hires ESG heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has added another sustainable investment professional to its team as it continues to attract more capital. The fund has hired Dan Simpson as a sustainable and impact specialist and the link between the business's investment ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

Westpac launches social term deposit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Westpac Institutional Bank chief executive Nell Hutton said there has been growing investor demand for sustainable investment options. "We see the Social Tailored Deposit as another important step in supporting customers that are committed to a sustainable ...

Active Super to pay $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... chair Sarah Court said: "This is a significant penalty that sends a strong message to companies making sustainable investment claims that those claims need to reflect the true position." "This case demonstrates ASIC's commitment to taking on misleading ...

Family offices share sustainable investment preferences

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
A survey of 150 global family offices found about 30% are looking to invest in renewable energy battery storage, while a further near 30% already have money in solar power generation. The Knight Frank 150 Family Office Survey found 29% of those surveyed ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... conscious younger population, particularly in China and India, are fuelling demand for ESG-aligned products and sustainable investment opportunities. In 2023, North America dominated the ESG investing landscape with its 38% revenue share. This was supported ...

RQI hires research duo

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... respectively. Both Nash and Guido previously worked at BlackRock before joining RQI, where Nash was the head of sustainable investment in Australia and Guido was the portfolio manager for systematic active equities. Scott Hamilton was also promoted to ...

Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The activist shareholder group Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has set its scope on large, listed firms that fail to provide paid parental leave. They are targeting childcare provider G8 Education, which employs over 10,000 staff. G8 is an outlier ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... officer after Rose Easton left after 25 years. A PRI spokesperson said Oceania and Asia offer significant sustainable investment opportunities in a changing global landscape. Regulatory momentum - including enhanced disclosure requirements, net-zero ...