Engage or divest? How can big super work towards a more sustainable world?
Colonial First State,Investors Mutual,Magellan,Platinum and Vanguard have scored “low” in an international study of ESG commitments.
Australia’s pure-play ethical investment manager continues to increase its scale with benefits for those who invest in its managed funds and superannuation investments.
The head of Australia’s biggest ethical fund has warned corporate greenwashing is deterring investors and consumers otherwise keen to do the right thing.
Environmental group Market Forces has lodged a complaint with the corporate watchdog alleging ANZ Bank misled its investors in its description of a shareholder resolution on climate change.
There is no performance edge for investors in sustainable Australian share funds and global share funds over their regular counterparts.
Those wanting to invest ethically often have to make a call on whether to invest in mining giant BHP and the natural gas sector.
Experts fear that measures to protect a crucial koala population from a housing development in their habitat may not be implemented.
The negotiations come after Christian Super was named and shamed by the corporate regulator for persistent underperformance and given a deadline to find a merger partner.
Animal cruelty and human rights are moving higher on the radar of younger investors,but ethical investment providers are not keeping up with what investors want.
Australian Ethical’s head of research Stuart Palmer says there are a number of factors,including the introduction of a cross-border carbon tax,that would make betting against heavy emitters’ stocks more attractive.