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Aberdeen Standard hires ESG investment director

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... Innovest prior to joining LGS in September 2010. He currently holds directorship roles at the Investor Group on Climate Change and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. Aberdeen Standard's ESG team has more than 50 investment professionals. ...

ESG would curb ocean pollution: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
... Calvert Research and Management said investors can take an active role in protecting the oceans and combatting climate change by putting in place environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing strategies. Calvert has developed an ESG strategy that ...

Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
A new report from Mercer shows how a climate change of 2c or more could have a detrimental impact on investment returns. According to Mercer, investing for a 2c climate change scenario is both an imperative and an opportunity, as it leads to enhanced ...

Budget 2019-20: Social media reacts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... @meganmotto pic.twitter.com/DJgit3VNoM - Governance Institute of Australia (@GovInstAus) April 2, 2019 Combating climate change was noticeably missing, according to thinktank the Australia Institute. ?? EVERYTHING IS FINE ?? #budget2019 pic.twitter.com/R3t5Vr2rgf ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... financial services sector to contribute to delivering on international commitments, such as the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while underpinning economic stability and prosperity for Australia." Simon O'Connor ...

RBA issues stern climate change warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia says the economy faces an "abrupt" blow to financial stability from climate change. In a speech, RBA's deputy governor Guy Debelle said climate change will likely have a permanent effect on the Australian economic landscape. ...

Institutional investors call out climate policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... Government's proposed $3.5 billion Climate Solutions Package as "more of the same", failing to properly address climate change risks. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said the package will not address "the risks to the Australian economy that ...

HESTA veteran retires, new role created

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... advisory board and the BT Governance Advisory Service. He was on the management committee of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) for more than a decade, and currently chairs ESG Research Australia. His experience outside of HESTA includes working ...

Super fund offloads harmful holdings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... particular product cannot be reduced. With thermal coal and tar sands standing as two of the biggest contributors to climate change, Vision Super chief executive Stephen Rowe said the fund doesn't believe the risk of continuing to use them can be mitigated. ...

Industry fund chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... was chair of the Finance Staff Group at the Catholic Education Office based in Melbourne. Pegan was known for his climate change activism. He was named chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) in 2009 and enlisted Catholic Super as a signatory ...