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Amundi reports increased demand for fixed income ETFs, ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... engagement, which means that we don't exclude, but you're going to reweight the index according to the biz model of the company, and we will attempt to engage to see what they are doing to modify their corporate behaviour." Amundi engages with companies ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... security would cost as little as 1% of global GDP," Porter said. "They also calculated that for every US dollar that a company or gov't invests in things like improving access to water and sanitation, how we manage fresh water, they get US$6.80 in return. ...

Company, investor climate change partnership "essential": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... engaging with Shell, and that has been a very successful engagement. We have had numerous talks on different levels with the company, basically, both at annual meetings, as well as good independent discussions, and the outcome is that we published a ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... based on their ESG performance as captured by SSGA's R-Factor scoring system. SSGA's R-Factor scoring system measures company performance on environmental, social and governance grounds. "We will start take voting action against companies that are clear ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... positions against the recommendations of boards. We need for this to be reversed. The evidence that investors believe company boards should be trusted to decarbonise their companies and investments is overwhelming, we must see a reversal of that bias. ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... "We've often talked about what is sustainable investing about, and fundamentally, it's about earnings sustainability. Do company's earnings rely on weak regulation? If so, those earnings are not going to be sustainable forever, and that is a risk." Many ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio. There are holes in it, obviously, and any of the companies that are aggregating data are limited to what the company itself is providing. Common to see companies to provide scope 1 reporting, scope 2 is becoming more widely disseminated, and ...

Genex Power closes $192 million certified green debt funding package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... for the senior facility. A HoldCo facility is a financing vehicle that structures construction debt through a holding company affiliated with the corporate entity. When completed, Genex Power will sell the power generated at the Jemalong Solar Project ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... considerations into its operating principles. The first two companies to list on SSX will be Australian cleantech energy company AGEO Resources and Australian medical technology company ANNSCA Medical. SSX, which received its market license in 2008 ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Corporation model is designed to counter short-termism and shareholder primacy. It provides investors with clarity on the company's intended impact and demonstrates a lasting and authentic commitment to act in alignment with that impact. Italy, Colombia ...