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Northcape adopts tier-based ESG investment framework for Warakirri funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... production of tobacco, manufacture of nicotine alternatives and tobacco-based products; and manufacture of controversial weapons, firearms, and nuclear weapons, as well as associated delivery systems.

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... option applies a broad range of exclusions including in companies invested in fossil fuels, tobacco, uranium, controversial weapons, nuclear weapons, weapons, for-profit detention, red flags identified by its data provider related to human and labour ...

Broad exclusions in defence investing don't work anymore: Experts

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... military contracting. The threshold meant the fund could invest in a company that derives 9.9% of their revenue by providing weapons to countries that are potentially committing war crimes but excluded a company that derives 100% of its revenue from ...

Values take a backseat to performance: Morningstar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
A panel session on product labelling quickly broadened into a candid discussion on weapons exclusions, member demands and the challenge of running sustainable portfolios in a tense geopolitical climate. On the second day of the RIAA Conference yesterday ...

UniSuper changes weapons threshold on sustainable option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... the super fund's negative screens will allow the portion of reported revenue a company may derive from conventional weapons systems and components to be up to 5%, instead of up to 1% currently, for the Sustainable Balanced, Sustainable High Growth ...

Bill to curb US pension plans' ESG considerations passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... boycott private financial institutions that exclude lending and investing in certain operations, like fossil fuels and weapons manufacturing. One such bill was introduced in Texas in 2021 and implemented in 2022, boycotting several institutions including ...

Aware Super expands investment restrictions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Aware Super expanded its fund-wide controversial weapons investment restrictions to include biological, incendiary and white phosphorous weapons. The changes came into effect on 31 March 2025. The restriction also covers both whole systems and key components. ...

Aberdeen drops 'sustainable' from fund name

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... broader market exposure," Aberdeen explained. "ESG screening will remain, with restrictions on tobacco, controversial weapons, thermal coal and companies in violation of global norms such as the UN Global Compact, as well as ESG laggards based on our ...

Pendal, Regnan funds expand controversial weapons exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Pendal has updated the exclusions for three sustainable funds, evolving its stance on controversial weapons. The Pendal Sustainable International Share Fund, Pendal Sustainable Conservative Fund, and the Regnan Global Equity Impact Solutions Fund now ...

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... gets any revenue from tobacco and alternative smoking products, or any company that has any involvement in controversial weapons; nuclear weapons; or live animal exports will also be excluded. However, ART said there are some exceptions to the exclusions. ...
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