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First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... (ASFI), the Responsible Investments Association Australasia (RIAA) and more. First Sentier global head of responsible investment Kate Turner said the decision to report on nature was part of the asset manager's policy of responsible active stewardship. ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... her 12-month break. Meanwhile, U Ethical Investors has hired ex-lecturer Kenneth De Bruycker as a senior responsible investment analyst in Melbourne, following his relocation from Brussels where he spent ten years at asset manager KBC Asset Management ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... on Climate Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Principles for Responsible Investment, and UNEP Finance Initiative. The group says the letter is "the most comprehensive" investor call for policy change. The statement ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... says investors have a fiduciary duty to manage the physical, transition and systemic risks of nature. The Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), whose members manage US$29 trn urges stronger environmental laws and the establishment of ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... business and sustainability. He will continue his work at CoreData Group, where he leads research into responsible investment, ESG, and ethical finance. It's a new, dedicated area of focus for the global market research consultancy, focused on advising ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... going forward: portfolio design, real assets, investment capability and intelligence, portfolio risk, and responsible investment and listed equities. The new-look unit comprises six leaders, including five new managing director roles reporting to Samild ...

Podcast: Responsible investment stewardship towards net zero with Rachel Halpern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Responsible investors are pushing back against so-called 'Tea and Scones Stewardship' and demanding meaningful company engagement. Done right, stewardship can steer companies toward net zero; done wrong, it's as unsatisfying as a lukewarm brew and a ...

Schroders quietly backpedals on carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... goal was also quietly removed at the end of July 2024. This means it will no longer be accredited by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). From September, the investment manager has changed its tobacco exclusions policy automatically ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... engage their employers/retirement plans to reduce the human rights risks of their savings." Estelle Parker, Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said: "It is not acceptable for a financial product that claims to exclude a particular ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... shareholder advocacy and research organisation: "We need all hands on deck." Joshua Edmunds has left the Responsible Investment Association of Australiasia (RIAA) after 12 years, where he was most recently manager of member services. His next move remains ...
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