Cultural traits influencing ESG portfolio construction

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Investment managers are increasingly approaching Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors depending on the cultural nuances or jurisdiction of the investor, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management lead portfolio specialist,... Read more continue reading

Fidelity International accelerates net zero goal by a decade to 2030

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Fidelity International is accelerating its commitment to reduce company-wide operational carbon emissions to net zero to 2030, 10 years ahead of its previous goal of 2040. Fidelity’s path to net... Read more continue reading

Aberdeen Standard Investments establishes abrdn Sustainability Institute in Asia Pacific

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Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has announced its strategy to deepen its long-standing sustainability commitment in Asia Pacific, with the establishment of a new abrdn Sustainability Institute (Sustainability Institute) in the... Read more continue reading

Fidelity International expands voting guidelines with new diversity and climate change policies globally

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Fidelity International, a global asset manager with total client assets of $787.1 billion, has published its Sustainable Investing Voting Principles and Guidelines, introducing new global policies on climate change and gender diversity. Through engagement and... Read more continue reading

Green tick for ASIC ‘Greenwashing’ study

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Leading independent investment consulting firm, Evergreen Consultants has commended the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for its current research project into the extent of ‘Greenwashing’ and its actions in warning against... Read more continue reading

Sustainable investing extends to emerging markets

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Global asset manager Dimensional is adding to its popular sustainability suite in Australia and New Zealand with the launch of one of the first funds locally to apply an environmental,... Read more continue reading

Alphinity Investment Management launches Global Sustainable Equity Fund

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Leading Australian and global equities boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has launched a global sustainable strategy that aims to invest in quality global companies which are supporting the transition... Read more continue reading

Infrastructure to play a key role in the move to net-zero emissions

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Infrastructure sector has the opportunity to lead global industry in decarbonisation and the transition to net-zero emissions, an extensive sector review by leading investment manager ClearBridge Investments has found. ClearBridge... Read more continue reading

Zenith rolls out responsible investment classifications

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Zenith Investment Partners has completed the full rollout of its responsible investment (RI) classifications across 878 funds on Zenith’s Approved Product List (APL). The RI classifications comprise traditional, aware, integrated,... Read more continue reading

Investors should confront the dark side of tech

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Technology firms are often favoured by ESG funds because of their ostensibly clean, asset-light business models. But investors need to look deeper and challenge unethical and unsustainable practices across the... Read more continue reading