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Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... companies. In a 12-month period, AXA IM engaged with 217 issuers, voted at 6016 general meetings, and 64,439 proposed company resolutions were voted in. This is an increase of engagement by 74% from 2018 levels. Climate change would remain a key focus ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... capitalisation. "To be a highly profitable business, you have to earn strong cash profits on the money that's invested in the company, which often leads to you companies that don't have a lot of heavy assets because those require a lot of capital," ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments launches smaller companies fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Welsh-Rose, ESG Investment Director - Asia Pacific, ASI The fund is a high-conviction portfolio of quality global smaller company investment opportunities, with an integrated ESG selection process, ASI said. Aberdeen Standard Global Smaller Companies ...

ESG data enhances value strategies: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... what impact is that going to have on revenue and costs and margins, the capital required and the output of that is on company valuations, and using the assessment of company valuation on share price where we can ascertain opportunities." "There's a strong ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... supports climate scenario analysis and forward-looking assessment of transition and physical risks, as well as extensive company-level analysis of publicly traded companies globally. "With this new offering, MSCI offers climate solutions across every ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... target price." Fidelity International does ascribe a value to water for both return and impact purposes, and can compare company performance based on potable water used and waste water recovered. "We have calculated average use, per household, a figure ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $1.7 million in an Australian biotechnology company in the agritech sector. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The Soil Carbon Company (SCC) is "developing a microbial treatment ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... committee, and that starts a process of seeking additional information and a plan to remediate the issue. Once you've found a company is involved in modern slavery, yes, divestment is an option, but it should be the last option, because once you divest ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... small and mid-cap companies. The smaller companies lagged on disclosing these targets, Coombs said. Further, Australia's company set was tilted towards sectors such as mining and resources, which have greater exposure to carbon emissions than other sectors ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Maple-Brown said. "Georgia will be working to enhance the MBA GLI investment process across our research team, increase our company engagement, manage ESG reporting and further develop ESG insights. "Gitendra's appointment provides further support for ...