ESG

Addressing the need to separate shareholder returns from real planetary impact, Robeco created its own framework that captures a company’s contribution to mitigating climate change.

Director Casey Taylor says money will be invested into eight impact investment projects, with $150 million going towards Victorian social housing.

Moving to a sustainable investment portfolio can reduce an individual’s carbon emissions by 90 per cent, research from Stockspot has shown.

Despite a backdrop of weaker returns and uncertainty, Australian Ethical has continued to grow via great engagement and ‘consumer love’.

Many are seeking to oversimplify ESG, which is an inherently complex part of investing, while others are overcomplicating what is really a simple consideration.

Australia’s leading ethical investment firm, Australian Ethical, has been among those to bear the brunt of the at times ‘brutal’ sharemarket selloff that has hit the S&P/ASX200 and S&P500 alike in 2022.

The end of 2022 feels a little like a blur of problems, people and red numbers, that’s not even considering what we have just been through.

“Greenwashing” has once again been highlighted as the major challenge for the financial advice industry when it comes to embracing responsible and ethical investment options.

As quickly as the world came out of the pandemic, it was faced with yet another black swan event that caused markets to capitulate, and left supply chains in disarray.

Leading responsible investment manager, Australian Ethical, this week highlighted the unique challenges facing investors in a response to the events at AGL Energy in recent weeks.

Investment director at Capital Group, Matt Reynolds, outlines four uncertainties that are influencing equities markets at the moment.

Everybody wants certainty, but it’s the one thing in short supply in markets today.