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ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... are following in the footsteps of their equity counterparts when it comes to engaging with companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics in bonds, but ESG factors have different impacts on bonds portfolios in terms of risk adjust returns. ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... as-intense capital needs, and provide stable streams of revenue to investors. Zoe Whitton, Australia equities -environmental, social and governance research, Credit Suisse, said that she and her colleagues have been analysing the impact of EV, autonomous ...

Australian government launches impact investment fund for Asian SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... announced the Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF), which is designed to support SMEs that generate "positive social and development outcomes for poor communities in our region." The EMIIF will invest up to $2 million in SME fund managers ...

RIAA annual conference to discuss how responsible investment will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... interest going forward. "We want to have an impact - we want to have a lower carbon economy, a more positive impact on social services," O'Connor said. " One of the big areas for members and this industry is that we have a lot to learn around understanding ...

Transparency around tax payments continues to be issue: CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... the balance of the conversation is shifting to consider the risks of tax minimisation as an issue impacting negatively on social license to operate. "Public perception is what's starting to bite," Leske said. "The expectation is that companies will be ...

Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... explicit focus will support better outcomes and a better engagement with the community, meeting community expectations on social license." The survey asked directors about actions that are commonly associated with good practice in maintaining corporate ...

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... proprietary decarbonisation investment strategy and measures "the value and measure of carbon, green energy, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics." "The design of the fund comes off the back of running a similar strategy for ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... "Australian laws make it difficult for shareholders to hold public companies to account on some important environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "In other jurisdictions where non-binding shareholder resolutions ...

Responsible Investment Certification Program certifies BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... ETHI's screening criteria includes an environmental/sustainability requirement but also a wide range of other ethical and social filters. In doing so it offers a "true to label" ethical investment option for investors, Vynokursaid. ETHI currently has ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Water Criteria is a reflection of the significance of water across ecosystem sustainability and its position at the core of social and economic development."