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Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Big cities' governments around the world are investing and collaborating on climate change related issues as a way of making their cities more attractive places for people to live, according to Mark Watts, executive director, C40 Cities Climate Leadership ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... now the ideas have been taken on. We're really excited about the product and the integration of ESG with other factor investing strategies. We are also expanding the team with hires, and we building our knowledge and expertise around, supported by MSCI ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... and investors allocate towards impact areas related to children and young people and clean energy, according to Impact Investing Australia's inaugural impact investment survey. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... pleased to receive this independent recognition of Local Government Super's leadership in sustainable and responsible investing," said Peter Lambert, LGS CEO. "It also endorses our commitment to superior environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance ...

Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... returns and strong investment inflows, noted Phil Vernon, managing director. "We see this result as proving that ethical investing is coming of age," he said. "The results are driven by three main things. One is continuing proof that there is a real ...

Impact Investing Australia launches guide to define social costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Deloitte Access Economics in association with the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing have developed a guide to help the social services sector to define and understand the costs of social services. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian ...

Impact investing key trend for 2016: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Impact investing will become a key trend in responsible investment, investors will continue to divest and engage with companies in carbon-intensive sectors, and emerging investment opportunities in climate change will become an investment theme in 2016 ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... environmental and social issues, both in terms of divestment and in terms of positive investments such as within the impact investing space. Sustainability issues are on the agenda of corporate directors. Directors are also taking a closer look as to ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... with AU$34 million in inflows. That has been driven by a number of factors and just a greater awareness that ethical investing is a legitimate, strong way to invest and more and more people are recognising that you can [invest ethically] and absolutely ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... increasing insights in the financial materiality of underlying factors," said Daniel Wild, PhD, head of sustainability investing research and development, member of the RobecoSAM Executive Committee. "We see this evolution also taking place in the applications ...