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BetaShares launches ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... as well as being the first ETF manager to launch ethically screened SMAs for advisers. The BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders SMA holds direct equities and will provide exposure to Australian companies that meet strict sustainability and ethical ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... make investment managers accountable for clearly disclosing how they will approach, measure and progress around sustainability at the firm and product level. Q: What is more effective - a proscriptive approach to ESG investment reporting, or a principles-based ...

Centre women in product design, COP26: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... companies through increased innovation and more inclusive products and services, according to Janus Henderson. Sustainability analyst Amarachi Seery noted that women own 75% of discretionary consumer spend, yet many products and services are not designed ...

COP26 commitments on methane to impact infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... approach to ESG analysis in infrastructure. The listed equities manager uses ESG to model cash flow impacts of sustainability and perform sensitivity analysis. ClearBridge also notes that ESG factors that cannot be captured in cash flows may be captured ...

CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... across a sector that has proven difficult to abate. "This investment will also provide valuable insights into how sustainability can complement profitability. The project is commercially underpinned by carbon credit contracts with the Australian government ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... have also been a number of announcements around deforestation, methane, accounting standards and other areas. FS Sustainability has spoken with a number of experts this week about how COP26 commitments will impact on businesses and investments. COP26 ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will develop a comprehensive set of sustainability disclosure standards that accounting professionals say would be a critical step to harmonising a fragmented reporting landscape. The International ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... leapfrog past plastics as we try to move to a society based on renewable, recyclable materials." Increasing the sustainability of timber production and improving forestry and landscape management practices is critical in combatting climate change and ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... play a role in COP26 negotiations. Impax invests in companies that tilt towards greater resource efficiency and sustainability, but is seeking more opportunities and Dodwell explained that greater policy surety around these aspects would enhance scaling ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Microcap Fund. "On the flip side, some of these companies don't have the money or internal resources to publish large sustainability reports. That information is less readily available in the microcap space from that perspective." The UBS Yarra Microcap ...