Ethical investing
Opinion
Opinion
Why a ‘greenwashing’ crackdown should have come as no surprise
A police raid on Deutsche Bank this week sent shockwaves through the $US30 trillion-plus ESG sector. Everyone should have seen it coming.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Wall Street’s activist investors have guns in their sights
In the wake of the latest US mass shooting, some shareholders are on an unlikely crusade to push for change in the notoriously privately-owned and opaque gun industry.
- by Emily Flitter
Opinion
Opinion
‘It’s almost a revolution’: What Labor means for renewables investment
Expectations for investment in renewable energy must be tempered with reality. Setting carbon-reduction targets is easy. Delivering them is difficult.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Analysis
Analysis
ASX cracks down on ethical fund ‘greenwashing’
The Australian Securities Exchange has joined the financial regulator in cracking down on investments that profess to be green in order exploit the growing appetite for ethical managed funds.
- by John Collett
A beginner’s guide to ethical investing
More and more investors want their money not just to produce good investment returns, but to be good for society as well.
- by John Collett
Analysis
Analysis
Five ways to inflation-proof your ethical investment portfolio
Ethical investors seeking downside protection can substitute gold and corporate bonds for water rights and carbon credits.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Opinion
Opinion
Want to invest in Australian renewable energy? Good luck
A lack of large ASX-listed companies specialising in clean energy means retail investors have almost no way to get exposure to Australia’s renewable energy push.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Analysis
Analysis
‘Exploit people for profit’: It’s time to step up the fight against modern slavery
Australia’s finance sector and superannuation funds need to lift their game to help stop modern slavery and human trafficking, says one of the world’s leading experts on sustainable investing.
- by John Collett
Ethical conundrum: Making money from military stocks
Investors are facing a dilemma: should they profit from the growing insecurity around the world, or are defence stocks beyond the ethical pale?
- by John Collett
Opinion
Opinion
The unsustainable secret of almost half of Australia’s ‘sustainable’ funds
Can it be ethical to invest in fossil fuels? Turns out more than half of Australian sustainable fund managers think so.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Andrew Thorburn
‘Older and wiser’: Ousted former NAB chief wants to ‘change the world’ with climate fund
National Australia Bank’s former chief executive Andrew Thorburn says he will promote checks and balances in his role as chair of impact investment firm Sentient as he seeks to help the world ‘heal and get better faster’ through sustainable capital.
- by Charlotte Grieve