ESG

People & Products

Aberdeen Standard Investments appoints ESG investment director

Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed Bill Hartnett to strengthen its environmental, social and governance-focused investment capabilities....

People & Products

Calvert adds director of corporate engagement

Calvert announced John KS Wilson has joined as vice president and director of corporate engagement....

Funds management

The ‘indispensable’ way investors can challenge companies

Proxy voting is an ‘indispensable’ way investors can influence companies and industries on their ESG practices, according to Calvert Research and Management. ...

Funds management

Should ESG be made a regulatory necessity?

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has called for changes which would see environmental, social and governance considerations formally factored into regul...

Funds management

Integration of ESG into fixed income investing set to grow

Integration of ESG principles into fixed income investing is gaining momentum globally, according to PIMCO....

Financial planning

Advisers need more transparency to promote ESG

Limited transparency is preventing advisers from properly advising on ethical investment considerations, according to Australian Ethical Investment. ...

Funds management

Asian investors more optimistic on ESG than global counterparts

While the majority of Asian investors increasing their ethical investments, data and technology are proving barriers to environmental, social and governance investing int...

Funds management

S&P Dow Jones launches ESG index

Index provider, S&P Dow Jones Indices has announced the launch of its new ESG index based on the S&P 500 benchmark....

Financial planning

Gender pay gap widespread and problematic

Women globally are still suffering from the wage gap, and it has large-scale economic and social implications, according to Calvert Research’s ESG specialist, Erica Lasdo...

Superannuation

ESG super options coming at a cost

Superannuation fund members investing with a conscience may be losing retirement savings as a result, with sustainable options often coming at the cost of higher fees and...

Features

To divest or not to divest? That is the question

Anastasia Santoreneos asks whether, as responsible investing proves to be more than just a fad, investors should be opting to divest from troublesome companies or remain ...

Financial planning

More financial institutions to restrict coal finance

More financial institutions, including a Chinese financier, two European insurers and a French asset manager, joined to restrict coal finance....

Financial planning

Shareholders hit back at executive remuneration

With investors increasingly focusing on ESG and sustainability risks, shareholders are taking a particularly hard line on the misalignment of executive remuneration and c...

Expert Analysis

Companies, investors and the global community all stand to gain from ESG investing

In the global economy, corporate sustainability and the implementation of ESG are already driving tangible benefits, but Ingrid Dyott believes that there’s no shortage of...

Funds management

RIAA approves two Legg Mason funds

Responsible Investment Association Australia has approved two Legg Mason investments funds, the Legg Mason Martin Currie Ethical Income Fund and the Legg Mason Martin Cur...