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Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund's dedicated ESG investment options have passed the $10 billion funds under management threshold. UniSuper, which has a total of $90 billion in funds under management, has reported that its three ESG-themed strategies ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... good about the sector strategy work is that it makes the engagement very clear and specific," said Andrew Gray, director of ESG and stewardship at AustralianSuper. "One of the things we've learned from engagement is that the more specific and clear you ...

ESG-inclusive commodities set to grow: Xpansiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
ESG-inclusive commodities such as carbon offsets and water will see strong growth in 2021, according to exchange Xpansiv. Xpansiv is a commodity marketplace for ESG-inclusive commodity products and price information, and its main business units include ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... valuations. "Over the course of 2020, we have seen how purposeful companies, with better environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profiles, have outperformed their peers," Fink said. "During 2020, 81% of a globally-representative selection of sustainable ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... president of the United States, a series of executive actions have brought the US back to the international table on a number of ESG grounds, with meaningful implications for Australia's economy and policies. President Biden signed an executive order ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The transition towards a global circular economy will be a key ESG issue in 2021, according to American Century Investments. Companies must rethink resource consumption, energy usage and manufacturing processes with an aim toward eliminating waste and ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... assist investors in finding companies that outperform their peers. However, they also present challenges for managers that take ESG into consideration. ESG-related data is improving, but still lags developed markets, opening up both risk and opportunity ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... December 2007 to December 2016 and found that companies that managed conduct culture well, ranking highly on Regnan's ESG scores with either a four or a five, significantly outperformed those companies with low scores. Conversely, low scoring companies ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This piece is sponsored by T. Rowe Price Integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) information into high yield strategies can augment risk analysis, although there are challenges in finding information about private ...

ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds with ESG characteristics show strong risk adjusted returns, according to new research from Rainmaker Information. Assessing median results of superannuation fund options, Rainmaker Information has found that ESG returned a median ...