Gender Lens Investing – Keeps getting stronger and stronger
Gender Lens Investing (GLI) is a relatively new form of impact investing, gaining more interest in recent times from within asset management firms and the financial media alike. The core values behind GLI are without question the right move and should be encouraged...
Green Trees, Green Money, Green Buildings
Buildings with ‘Green’ credentials are financially a better investment (and have been so for some time). Global Brands want to lease them, Real Estate Funds want to own them, and the Bond Market wants to fund them. Tenants, investors and lenders are further realising...
“Big Oil” + Corp. Bonuses = Sustainability?
With about half of G20 members falling short of achieving their domestic targets set out in the Paris Agreement[1], major energy and resource corporations are under pressure to rapidly alter their carbon emission performance. Royal Dutch Shell has recently announced...
ESG Reporting and ESG Corporate Integration, there is a difference.
It has been reported most companies in the S&P 500 meet the regulatory reporting requirements for Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Reporting each year. However, despite the investor community and comparable ETF’s indicting positive results towards...
Australia, has your purchase fueled slavery?
After years of deliberation the Australian Modern Slavery bill was recently passed in Parliament to come in effect from January 1st. Large businesses with a consolidated revenue in excess of AUD$100m will be required to annually report on the risks of modern slavery...
Aussie Banks sign up to the latest SDG UN-endorsed programme
A series of global banks signed up to the latest United Nations-endorsed financial programme, designed to align the financial services sector with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. Combined, the bank signatories represent in...
Environmental, Social & Governance applied to corporates against commercial credit risks
Over the past five years discussion around the role of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in credit risk has become a sticking point with qualitative considerations and forecasts becoming material in risk analysis. A report by Macquarie Group has shown that...
The importance of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors to current investment trends
When did ethical and sustainable investment strategy become a serious consideration for shareholders, investors and asset managers? Global investment focus of shareholders, investors, and investment managers is shifting. We are currently seeing the transfer of wealth...
Growing momentum of ESG Investments in Australia
Main Takeaways: ESG offers institutional investors such as super funds and global fund managers a product differentiator to take to market. Several of the largest super funds in Australia are UN PRI signatories, agreeing to make investments with ESG in mind. One of...