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Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... opportunities," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We particularly like the idea of scenario analysis, where companies look at their entire portfolio base, and I think that makes more sense than just emissions per se.... We're also part of Climate Action 100+. A ...

SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... that. For the rest of the stocks that aren't excluded, it's an optimisation." Darroch also noted that SSGA engages with portfolio companies on issues including climate change and gender equality that impact on long-term value creation. "I think that ...

ESG analysis important to emerging market credit: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... into our credit assessment, so our CEO and CIO have had great foresight to foresee this as a value-adding space in our portfolio. That improves governance and the impact on the portfolio." ESG considerations are weighed with other factors to determine ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Editor's note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to run this comment piece from Cromwell Property Group By Bobby Binning, Head of Property at Cromwell Property Group Bobby Binning, Head of Property at Cromwell Property Group Institutional investors ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has invested into Bright Energy Investments (BEI), a portfolio of wind and solar renewable generation assets. Cbus Super and the Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF) will own 80.1% equity in the portfolio, while Synergy, the West Australian government-owned ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... (35%) and the transport sector (18%). The CEFC estimates that just a five per cent improvement across the assets in the portfolio would abate almost 69,000 tonnes of CO2-e annually. "IFM Investors has a track record of actively working with its assets ...

Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... last year, Jason Mitchell, sustainability strategist, Man Group, talked with Dr Rachel Melsom, director of Tobacco Free Portfolio for a podcast episode. "When it comes to tobacco, I've been very involved with the PRI for a long time on this topic," Mitchell ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... seeking to engender positive social and environmental change. As asset owners start reviewing impact investments for portfolio inclusion, service providers are rightly moving to fill a gap in the market with appropriate products. In this environment ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
The Climate Action Reserve has recognised New Forests' portfolio of carbon offset projects with the 2017 Carbon Project Developer of the Year award. David Brand, New Forests CEO Climate Action Reserve is "the premier carbon offset registry for the North ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... the Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) with the goal of achieving net zero emissions from the portfolio as early as 2025. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation APPF is managed by Lendlease and invests in commercial ...