sustainability

Funds management

Insight Investment launches country rating model

Insight Investment has launched a country sustainability risk model for sovereign assessments....

Expert Analysis

Signs of a shift in assessing climate risk

Pablo Berrutti writes that as regulators and companies show increasing focus on climate change, investors cannot afford either financially or ethically to look away from ...

Funds management

Nikko AM sets up corporate sustainability department

Nikko Asset Management has announced the establishment of a corporate sustainability department to bolster its environmental, social and governance commitments....

Funds management

Sustainability tackling long-term risks, not a label

Bottom-up stock-picking is equally as effective for sustainable funds, and the use of screens is optional, Stewart Investors tells Money Management. ...

Features

Responsible investments: Separating the wood from the trees

Are Australian investors growing a conscience? Anastasia Santoreneos writes that the evidence with respect to responsible investments would tend to suggest they are....

Funds management

Advisers, clients demanding ESG adherence, Alphinity says

Alphinity has launched a differentiated version of its Sustainable Share Fund as advisers and their clients continue to demand investments that adhere to ESG principles....

Funds management

Australian ETP market driven by sustainability products

Australia’s exchange-traded product market has seen growth in size thanks to the rise of sustainability-focused listed products, according to Morningstar....

Funds management

Australian companies score well in sustainability

Australian companies performed well in in the areas of social and governance but scored poorly in controversy in the latest Morningstar Sustainability Atlas report. ...