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J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... five main priorities will be governance, strategy alignment for the long term, human capital management, stakeholder engagement and climate risk. The Sustainable Investing team collaborated with a working group of 19 senior portfolio managers, research ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... AXA IM's 2019 Global Stewardship Report, climate change accounted for more than 40% of the investment manager's total engagement with companies. In a 12-month period, AXA IM engaged with 217 issuers, voted at 6016 general meetings, and 64,439 proposed ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... classes and product types and act as an education and advocacy platform, promoting knowledge sharing and stakeholder engagement in sustainable finance. "As the global markets leader in the Asian time-zone, HKEX has a powerful platform to affect change," ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Although different components in the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the ...

Treasurers cite positive impact in green bonds: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Corporate treasurers report broader investor based, enhanced visibility, strengthened stakeholder relations and new business lines as a result of issuing green bonds, according to a global survey carried out by the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... engage with the finance sector," Quiggin said. "We are resilient, and there are ways in which we want to increase the engagement in the overall finance industry.... We are pausing for this crisis, and the big priority just now is looking at the health ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... governance in the Asia-Pacific region. She currently works as an independent consultant advising Australian corporations on stakeholder management and communication as well as ESG strategies. "There has probably never been a more challenging time for ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... providing live video and real time communication functions, the platform provides fund managers with analytics to measure engagement with a product, meeting or announcement. "Active management is a human capital proposition," Hirst said. "But there are ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... have moved beyond exclusion lists and into incorporating of ESG data more widely, an evolution that adds weight to the engagement work that investors have done around corporate disclosures. "The other big piece here is the role that investors can play ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... training, diversity and gender equality) is a critical component to maintaining a productive workforce. Stakeholder engagement. JPMAM "thinks companies' sustainability depends on companies taking into account the interests of all their stakeholders and ...