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AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers will launch its fourth private market impact investing strategy later this year, focusing on opportunities healthcare and financial inclusion of consumers in emerging markets. The private market strategy will focus on regions ...

Robeco on ESG integration, SDGs and impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... investment decisions around risk and return. "We do it differently for different asset classes. In a quantitative equity strategy, you would be using ESG scores," Zandbergen said. "On the fundamental side, you'd use ESG information to enhance bottom-up ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... be able to analyze the exposure of their portfolios to climate risk while also being able to report on their climate strategy," said Remy Briand, Head of ESG at MSCI. "We are pleased to come together with Carbon Delta to provide our clients with state-of-the-art ...

PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... the Fund's overall investment approach and managing environmental, social and governance risks is key to our investment strategy. We believe that competitive long term returns and responsible investment can go hand in hand". ACSI CEO Louise Davidson ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... industries and companies that are facing high levels of human rights risks and underweight them in an indexed based investment strategy."

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and institutional investors have filed a shareholder resolution with BHP, calling on the company to suspend its memberships in industry associations which obstruct climate policy in Australia. ...

Consultation paper seeks comment on disclosure of SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Druckman, Recommendations for SDG Disclosures: A consultation paper is grouped into four themes - management approach, strategy, governance and performance and targets. The aim is to encourage organisations to change their approach to strategy and their ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
A greater number of ASX listed companies are providing more information around environmental, social and governance (ESG) material issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Carbon Buildings (Upgrade) Criteria. "We are continuing to progress opportunities to align QSCF's capital management strategy, that seeks to diversify its sources of funding, with QIC GRE's strategy of driving sustainability initiatives across our retail ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advisory specialist Regnan held engagements with 54 companies during the 2019 financial year, and reported that 88% of those engagements demonstrated progress. Alison Ewings, engagement program manager, Regnan ...