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Call for education on difference between sustainable, impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... specific idea in mind about generating a positive social and environmental impact." To that end, Zurich has launched the Healthcare Impact Fund, which is managed by global fund manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care Impact ...

Australian Ethical sees further growth for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... assets, and it's something we need to get better at sharing.... We are overweight in areas like renewable energy, IT, healthcare, healthcare development, so genuinely we are delivering fabulous outcomes for shareholders as well as customers, and we put ...

Investing in healthcare yields financial, social returns: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Strong gains in healthcare stocks mean not only financial return, but also returns linked to positive impacts aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals, according to global fund manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care ...

Women continue to see gains on ASX200 boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... found that four primary sectors within the cohort have an average of 30% or more women on boards - financials at 40%, healthcare at 44%consumer staples t 57% and utilities at 50%. Industrials and information technology have the fewest, with zero women ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... process, Bernhardt previously told The Sustainability Report. Informed 365 is also working with a similar consortium of healthcare insurers to gather common information on that sector's modern slavery exposures, Bernhardt said. "They're going about it ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... report said. "Taxes and royalties from big mining oil and gas companies plays a crucial role in funding services like healthcare, roads, infra and boost sustainable development and are key to achieving the SDGs not only in Australia but in countries ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... found that four primary sectors within the cohort have an average of 30% or more women on boards - financials at 40%, healthcare at 44%consumer staples t 57% and utilities at 50%. Industrials and information technology have the fewest, with zero women ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... living with disability or transitioning out of homelessness; producing 84,000 GWh renewable energy; delivery of 788,000 healthcare treatments and mental health interventions, 446 jobs secured by candidates previously excluded from employment; training ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... for the environment, but also good for portfolios." Vynokur noted that the ETFs are also tilted towards stocks in the healthcare and technology sector, which have proven more resilient through 2020. Fund return after fees for FAIR is 4.83% for the month ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... analysing the way companies manage stakeholder access to products and services, as well as access to services such as healthcare to see if companies are setting themselves up to benefit in the long term, or lose their brand value because of short term ...