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The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... engagement and activity. Preserving natural resources amid the drive for net zero emissions will be top of Robeco's environmental, social and governance agenda this year. It will expand on its 2020 initiatives that target high carbon-emitting companies ...

Best-performing default funds revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... by TelstraSuper with 18.5% p.a. and Aware with 18.4% p.a. On the sustainable investing front, UniSuper's Global Environmental Opportunities fund continues to dominate returns over one, three, five and seven-year periods. Returning 27.9% p.a. over three ...

New head of ESG at American Century

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... investment stewardship team at American Century. "Over the past five years, we have made tremendous progress in our environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, building a solid foundation, deepening our ESG knowledge and developing innovative ...

IFM Investors PE portfolio carbon neutral

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... term, verified carbon offsets which enhance bio-diversity in Australia and deliver additional social, cultural and environmental co-benefits have been purchased to compensate for the organisational emissions, IFM Investors said. This approach has been ...

PGIM Real Estate appoints ESG lead for APAC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... strategy as well as lead reporting and assessments. Townsend spent the last 15 years at CBRE, most recently as head of environmental consultancy. "At PGIM Real Estate, we understand doing the right thing for our people, the environment and our communities ...

Future Super acquires Aon's super business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
Environmentally friendly super fund Future Super has acquired Aon's superannuation business, best known for its smartMonday brand. The fund acquired Aon Solutions, which provides investment consulting and administration and encompasses the smartMonday ...

SSGA creates regional ESG role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... sustainable investing specialist from CareSuper to a newly created position. Based in Melbourne, Xinting Jia joins as environmental, social and governance investment strategist for the Asia Pacific region. She reports to Karen Wong, the global head of ...

Regal Funds Management takes stake in Attunga Capital

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
Regal Funds Management (Regal) has today announced the acquisition of a 51% equity stake in leading power and environmental commodity asset manager Attunga Capital. Founded in 2005, Attunga Capital is the trustee and manager of the Attunga Power and ...

ISPT on track to carbon positive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... client, ISPT. The carbon offsets surrendered on behalf of ISPT were generated by three projects: the Paroo River North Environmental Project, the Central Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project and the Tallering Station Human Induced Regeneration Project. ...

Robeco launches new sustainable index fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... score than its benchmark, the MSCI World Index. Specifically, it is focussed on ESG issues including reducing the environmental footprint for greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste generation and energy consumption compared. The fund will compare ...