ESG

Myer Foundation ESG portfolio alignment 90pc complete

The Myer retail-turned-philanthropy family is actively choosing environmental, social and good governance investments to drive its performance, a process it began two years ago, Martyn Myer explains.

Meredith BoothJanuary 11, 2021

Sustainability, governance and financial performance get in lockstep

FTSE Russell's Helena Fung talks about how climate change and pandemic factors have brought ESG investments into the spotlight this year in an extended interview.

Meredith BoothDecember 16, 2020

No time to rest after climate risk test

The settlement of a recent case brought by a member of Rest Super Fund against the trustee is an important reminder of the importance for long term fiduciary investors to pay attention to climate and other ESG related risks to investments.

Jonathan SteffanoniDecember 7, 2020

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Green bonds: part of super industry’s decarbonising tool set

AustralianSuper's Andrew Gray said the fund has not ruled out using green bonds as a tool to reach its ambitious target of net-zero carbon emissions for its entire investment portfolio by 2050.

Jessica SierNovember 30, 2020

ESG

Avoid the greenwashing bubble

Greenwashing is apparent when an organisation spends more time marketing themselves as environmentally sound, rather than actually minimising their environmental footprint, Regnan's Tim Crockford outlines.

Jessica SierNovember 20, 2020

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Thinking practically about SDGs

SDGs can lead to a tick a box approach; investors need to focus on outputs and changing the behaviour in portfolio companies, a panel has heard.

Jessica SierNovember 20, 2020

ESG

Don’t rely on off-the-shelf ESG ratings, warn experts

Material factors such as the strength of investor protections and institutions in some countries can be omitted in governance ratings, Causeway's Mozaffar Khan notes while emphasising the importance of ESG as part of assessing risk and return.

Ben HurleyNovember 19, 2020

ESG

Fund agreement resets to flow from REST climate precedent

Investment managers can expect to have agreements renegotiated so trustees can hold them more accountable for what they are doing to manage climate change risk in light of the REST settlement this week, experts have said.

Matthew SmithNovember 4, 2020

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