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MSCI launches MSCI ESG DataMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... DataMetrics, a comprehensive set of metrics to facilitate quantitative analysis of environmental, social and environmental data. MSCI ESG DataMetrics can be used in the development of proprietary ESG models and reporting on ESG and portfolio footprint ...

Northern Trust: investor call for ESG data in private equity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... investors having better command over that type of information." Northern Trust uses a third party external provider that gathers data and provides analysis and ratings for private companies, which Northern Trust uses as a data feed for its clients. "That's ...

66% of BM&FBOVESPA companies publish sustainability data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Approximately two-thirds of all companies listed on the Sao Paulo stock exchange published a sustainability report, an increase from 203 to 293 companies between May 2012 and June 2013, according to the Global Reporting Initiative. The BM&FBOVESPA has ...

Sedex notes increasing demand for ethical procurement data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... around the world, according Net Balance and Sedex. Sedex operates an online database of ethical and sustainable supply chain data that allows suppliers to share performance with buyers in areas such as labour, health and safety, environment and business ...

Insurer Catlin Group sponsors survey of global coral reefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Reef Record The Catlin Seaview Survey is conducting the Catlin Global Reef Record, which will feature visual and statistical data to allow the scientific community to monitor the health of coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef. "As an insurance ...

SEB, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley top climate bond underwriters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... in terms of the number of deals in the climate bond space, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative, which is drawing on data from its ' Bonds and Climate Change: the state of the market in 2013 report. "BofA Merrill Lynch has been a leader in the Green ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... EnergyLink consists of a smart meter that is installed on each circuit in a building. The smart meter communicates usage data to a computer, which generates reports that building owners and tenants can use to analyse their power consumption. COzero is ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... attention, analysed as a separate category rather than being subsumed under political risk, and assessed with a variety of data and qualitative information." The paper also examined how social factors can play into evaluating credit worthiness - for ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... according to the CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013. The report is co-written by CDP and PwC, based on climate and energy data of 389 companies listed on the FTSE Global 500 Equity Index and collected by CDP at the request of 722 institutional ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... principles actually carried out in a portfolio, particularly anything outside of equity positions. Our ability to consider ESG data as a factor in making investment decisions will enhance our processes, and we look forward to working with MSCI ESG Research ...