ESG in 10

In this episode, Charlotte is joined by Moana Nottage from Alphinity Investment Management to discuss her research into Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and the importance of integrating AMR as a factor into the investment and stewardship process.  
When used correctly, antimicrobials play a key role in treating human and animal health. Antibiotics in particular have saved millions of lives since the 1940s and have contributed significantly to the life expectancy we see today. But microorganisms are becoming more resistant to contemporary medicine. Without responsible antimicrobial use, disease prevention and research into alternatives, the systemic risk posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could be extremely disruptive. 
 
Learn More:
Antimicrobial Resistance: An emerging ESG consideration - AlphinityAntimicrobial resistance: Relevance to investors - AlphinityEU Action on Antimicrobial Resistance (europa.eu)

In this episode of ESG in 10, Charlotte is joined by Moana Nottage, Alphinity Investment Management, and Nana Li, Impax Asset Management, to share insights from the PRI in person conference held in Tokyo in October, and discuss the emerging themes that are the focus of investors globally.  

The world is experiencing an acute inflation shock, but one key question we must ask, is how this impacts the transition to a sustainable economy?  If we don’t get the transition right, could it worsen future inflation hurdles?
With a career spanning over 25 years in sustainability, Kirsteen Morrison, Portfolio Manager at Impax Asset Management, joins the podcast to share her insights on how the current inflationary environment will impact the transition to a sustainable economy and what the failure to act on climate change may mean for the inflationary environment in the future.

After many years of limited activity on green bonds in Australia, we have seen a number of developments in this space recently, with the announcement of the Australian Government issuing a green bond. This reflects the substantial increase in activity in green bond development globally. Joining the latest episode of the ESG in 10 podcast, is Tamar Hamlyn, portfolio manager at Ardea Investment Management, to take us through the developments in the green bond space in Australia and what this means for sovereign bond investors.

In this episode we hand over hosting duties to Tiffany Holland, Head of Partnerships at Cultiv8, as she sits down with Dan Winson founder at Zetifi, and James Niemeyer, a precision Ag. specialist who has adopted Zetifi's Technology, to discuss ESG considerations necessary for responsible and sustainable expansion.  

PART TWO  Join a special 2-part interview with Simon O'Connor, CEO of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) as we take an exclusive look at the recent RI Australia Conference, the largest in-person and online event for sustainable business and responsible investment in the Southern Hemisphere.Whilst attending the conference, Agnieszka spoke to some key industry leaders who you will hear in these episodes. We thank them for sharing their views, and their contribution to the podcast..
Episode 1: 2:27 -Lucy Cooper, ESG Director, Crescent Capital Partners
Episode 1: 2:51- Pablo Berrutti, Senior Investment Specialist, Stewart Investors; Co-founder and Managing Director, Altiorem
Episode 2: 00:51-Rick Alexander, CEO, The Shareholder Commons
Episode 2: 4:12 -Désirée Lucchese, Head of Ethics and Impact ,U Ethical
Episode 2: 9:20 -Moana Nottage, ESG and Sustainability Analyst, Alphinity Investment Management
 
For links to articles and Toolkit's mentioned in these episodes please refer to the links below:
REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions: Report REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions
ASIC's Info Sheet 271: How to avoid greenwashing when offering or promoting sustainability-related products | ASIC
RIAA Investor Toolkit on Human Rights and Armed Conflict:Investor-Toolkit-on-Human-Rights-and-Armed-Conflict.pdf (responsibleinvestment.org)
More information on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament:What is the Indigenous voice to parliament, how would it work, and what happens next? | Indigenous voice to parliament | The GuardianVoice to Parliament - Reconciliation Australia

PART ONE  Join a special 2-part interview with Simon O'Connor, CEO of Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) as we take an exclusive look at the recent RI Australia Conference, the largest in-person and online event for sustainable business and responsible investment in the Southern Hemisphere.Whilst attending the conference, Agnieszka spoke to some key industry leaders who you will hear in these episodes. We thank them for sharing their views, and their contribution to the podcast..
Episode 1: 2:27 -Lucy Cooper, ESG Director, Crescent Capital Partners
Episode 1: 2:51- Pablo Berrutti, Senior Investment Specialist, Stewart Investors; Co-founder and Managing Director, Altiorem
Episode 2: 00:51-Rick Alexander, CEO, The Shareholder Commons
Episode 2: 4:12 -Désirée Lucchese, Head of Ethics and Impact ,U Ethical
Episode 2: 9:20 -Moana Nottage, ESG and Sustainability Analyst, Alphinity Investment Management
 
For links to articles and Toolkit's mentioned in these episodes please refer to the links below:
REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions: Report REP 763 ASIC’s recent greenwashing interventions
ASIC's Info Sheet 271: How to avoid greenwashing when offering or promoting sustainability-related products | ASIC
RIAA Investor Toolkit on Human Rights and Armed Conflict:Investor-Toolkit-on-Human-Rights-and-Armed-Conflict.pdf (responsibleinvestment.org)
More information on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament:What is the Indigenous voice to parliament, how would it work, and what happens next? | Indigenous voice to parliament | The GuardianVoice to Parliament - Reconciliation Australia

Merlon Capital Partners believe that the deep consideration of governance, social and environmental issues, together with active ownership, enhances investment, business, and community outcomes. A key differentiator for Merlon is their structured and innovative corporate engagement program, where Merlon actively engage with their current and future portfolio companies to achieve the best ESG outcomes. In this episode, we sit down with Rebecca El Khoury, ESG and Sustainability Manager at Merlon to explore Merlon’s unique approach to corporate engagement and discuss an engagement case study based on the research they have recently completed on problem gambling.
 
You can view the research paper here and on their website www.merloncapital.com

Kirsty Mackay- Fisher, Senior Analyst at WaveStone Capital joins the podcast to discuss her latest ESG research investigating remuneration structures for company executives of the ASX200 and the ESG hurdles linked to those REM structures.   
To hear more from WaveStone, visit their Insights Blog  on their website https://www.wavestonecapital.com.au/

Episode 4- Artificial Intelligence and Big Tech – What does this mean for responsible investors? Charlotte O' Meara is joined by Mary Manning and Jessica Cairns, Alphinity Investment Management.Alphinity Investment Management have incorporated artificial Intelligence (AI) into their ESG integration process for a number of years, developing their own responsible investment framework for AI. With the rise of AI technologies such as Chat GPT, AI is now receiving a lot of publicity, but what does that mean for responsible investing? This episode provides an overview of AI and how considerations of AI can be factored into the ESG integration process.
 
Hear more from Alphinity on the topic of Big Tech:Tech Talk January 2023: The most interesting things in Tech - AlphinityIs Google's LaMDA chatbot sentient? - Alphinity