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Five ways we seek out Sustainable Opportunities with Financial Returns
Celebrating the strategy’s three-year anniversary in May, we’ve delved into the five key factors and considerations that have underpinned the sustainability and financial credentials of our MCA Sustainable Equity portfolio since its launch.
- Date published
- 12 Jun 2023
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- Australia Sustainable Equity
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Moving Beyond ESG- Reaching for a more sustainable future
Over the last decade, stewardship and sustainability have evolved rapidly, driven by a mixture of growing investor demand, increased sophistication to manage risk, improved reporting and enhanced regulation.
- Date published
- 1 Jun 2023
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- Stewardship & ESG
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Moving Beyond ESG- Stewardship, Sustainability & Impact
Our view is that the term ‘ESG’ is not fit for purpose. As such we have organized ourselves now with a focus on what we think should replace it.
- Date published
- 25 May 2023
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- Stewardship & ESG
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Moving beyond ESG- Replacing ESG
Sustainable investment has become a significant trend in financial markets as science and society address a growing range of issues that pose risk and opportunity: biodiversity protection, water management, extreme weather events, diversity, equity
- Date published
- 18 May 2023
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- Stewardship & ESG
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2023 Stewardship Annual Report
In an environment where the term, ‘ESG’, has become politicised, we ask whether it is time to focus on stewardship, sustainability and impact to undertake better investment analysis, support our clients’ interests and contribute to solving
- Date published
- 2 May 2023
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- Stewardship Matters
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Stewardship Matters - Introducing active ownership
Active ownership is central to our approach - as long-term investors, engagement and voting can make a meaningful difference.
- Date published
- 21 Mar 2023
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- Stewardship Matters
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Stewardship Matters – Edition 9: Achieving positive change
Investors are increasingly seeking positive governance and sustainability impacts alongside financial returns, and engagement can help ensure companies operate with better practices.
- Date published
- 22 Feb 2023
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- Stewardship Matters
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Sustainability and Stewardship Outlook
2023 is set to have an increased focus on real-world impact.
- Date published
- 9 Jan 2023
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- Improving Society Strategy
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Biodiversity: The next frontier for companies and investors
Martin Currie Australia have undertaken a project to better understand the role companies and investors have to play in protecting biodiversity, and the challenges and opportunities it brings.
- Date published
- 30 Nov 2022
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- Australia Sustainable Equity
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Stewardship Matters – Edition 8: The power of Diversity and Inclusion in Investing
There is increasing evidence of a positive link between greater corporate focus on Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) and financial performance.
- Date published
- 20 Oct 2022
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- Stewardship Matters
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Cybersecurity - Defragmenting the market
Cybersecurity breaches have been steadily rising, and there is a risk, given increased geopolitical tensions, that incidences of state-sponsored cyber security breaches could also be on the rise.
- Date published
- 26 Jul 2022
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- Global Long-Term Unconstrained
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Stewardship Matters – Edition 7: The path to Net Zero
On the anniversary of becoming a NZAMI signatory, our latest edition of STEWARDSHIP MATTERS discusses how we are formalising our commitments, partnering with our clients, educating our teams, and building tools and structure around carbon
- Date published
- 20 Jul 2022
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- Stewardship Matters