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Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Perennial Value Management has renamed its sustainable small cap equities fund the Perennial Better Future Trust as the fund marks three years of returns at 15.57% pa. Perennial Value Management integrates ESG considerations into its investment process ...

Healthcare sector offers investment opportunity: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the strategy, the Healthcare Impact Fund, which is managed by American Century Investments The strategy is linked to Sustainable Development Goal 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing and focuses on several specific parts of the healthcare and medical sector. ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... then uses an internal team to model data based on estimates from available information, said Lee Clements, head of sustainable investment solutions at FTSE Russell. "We concentrate on getting all of that data where it's available," he said. "We then ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... run the investment fund. Pendal Group has hired Bertrand Lecourt, and Saurabh Sharma, to establish a global equities sustainable water and waste investment strategy as part of its Regnan business. Based in London, Lecourt will join Regnan as senior fund ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... we continue to enhance and improve our disclosures and reporting as part of our commitment to being a responsible, sustainable business," and affirmed the company would release its report at the end of March. Scentre Group is a member of the Property ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Jacki Johnson and Simon O'Connor, co-chairs of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and solely reflect the writers' opinion Many will opine on the lessons learnt from 2020, but the seismic shifts ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... management, has reported that its three ESG-themed strategies have performed strongly in recent years. The three options are Sustainable High Growth, launched in 2000, which has delivered 10.8% in the last year to 31 December and 10.6% p.a over 10 years ...

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... identifies three common sustainability issues that respondents identified: reducing waste and rethinking materials; sustainable packaging; and supporting local communities. This plays into work Australia Post is doing. "With sustainable packaging - our ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... use of fossil fuel through new technologies, such as developing more fuel efficient aircraft and engines, the use of sustainable aviation fuel such as biofuels, and the development of new propulsion technologies, such as battery and hydrogen. AustralianSuper ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... in discretionary active portfolios because of the risk to client returns. Fink noted that the "tectonic shift" to sustainable investments is accelerating, and this transition presents a historic investment opportunity, particularly in the energy sector. ...