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Wesfarmers director to retire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... director since June 2015. Wesfarmers will hold a wholly virtual AGM this year via an online platform. There are no explicitly ESG-linked agenda items on the Wesfarmers AGM, although the annual report discloses work towards sustainability targets across ...

Chronos Sustainability appoints Arisa Kishigami

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Based in Tokyo, Kishigami is an experienced sustainability practitioner. She previously worked for FTSE Russell as head of ESG for Asia Pacific and a senior advisor on sustainable investment for Asia Pacific, where she developed and advised on a range ...

RealIndex appoints former Acadian executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "It's based on a series of accounting measures, which represent the economic size of the business." The firm is integrating ESG in its investment style, both through a combination of client demand and through its relationship with First Sentier. ...

FTSE Russell enhances Green Revenues data model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... data, available at scale, to support their sustainable investing strategies," Staal said. "FTSE Russell has been developing ESG index and data products for almost twenty years to help meet investor requirements to incorporate sustainable investments ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the equation, it's fair to say that more and more active managers are launching product or repurposing product for the ESG sustainable space." During 2018, Vanguard launched an ETF and an unlisted fund each in the equity (tracking the FTSE Developed ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... approaches that most influence the final construction of responsible investor portfolios is environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, and corporate engagement and shareholder action, representing 44% and 37% of responsible investment AUM ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... ongoing development and evolution of the ethical investment function at U Ethical." Lucchese comes to U Ethical from MSCI ESG Resarch, where she was ESG consultant. She assisted clients "with deeper insights into the drivers of performance and risk in ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... both physical and transition risks," said Jean-Jacques Barberis, head of institutional and corporate clients division and ESG, Amundi. "Strong performance in environmental, social, governance (ESG) and climate impact are increasingly considered alongside ...

Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Paradice Investment Management has hired Nicholas Varcoe as head of ESG. Varcoe will work with the Paradice investment teams to "drive forward the integration of ESG factors, including climate change and modern slavery, in investment decision-making ...

Does it pay to worry about ESG factors in emerging markets?

ERNEST YEUNG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Emerging markets (EMs) have made great progress in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in recent years, with many companies today displaying ESG standards in line with global best practices. Yet, there remains a general ...