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First State Super joins Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... ACSI. ACSI is a collaborative organisation of institutional investors and asset owners that work together to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of ASX listed companies. "We are delighted to welcome First State Super as a member ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... underway, and that means the so-called transition risks are unavoidable: changes to market sentiment, new financial or environmental regulations, or the emergence of new technologies with the potential to prompt a reassessment of the value of a large ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... when we decide how we're going to vote or engage on ESG issues." The guidelines state that directors should monitor environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, assess their materiality and disclose any financial impacts on the company, and the ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... were requested to respond to CDP's climate change questionnaire. In response, 95 companies in the region disclosed environmental data through the climate change program - of which 81 were from Australia and 14 from New Zealand. 87 of these companies ...

CEFC invests $200m into QIC Shopping Centre Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... enclosed malls and retail areas necessitating 'year-round' heating and air-conditioning supply. There is a range of environmental initiatives that can be implemented to deliver energy efficiencies in shopping centre operations." QSCF's footprint encompasses ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... asset owners 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 ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... by 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 ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
With the maturing of the responsible investment market, the focus of the industry is shifting from justifying the case for ESG-management techniques on how to use the tools to allocate capital and shape the future Australian economy. Simon O'Connor ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses bond issuance from second quarter 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The pool of green bond issuers continued to grow during the second quarter of 2017, extending investor choice, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Climate Bonds Initiative has released their second Green ...

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 ...