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MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... director and head of ESG research at MSCI. "We are excited to provide with MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics a comprehensive tool for divestment screening, portfolio footprinting, and engagement with corporates on climate-related issues to help investors with the ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... fact that owning stock is incompatible with government policy. There are a variety of reasons, and because of this, [divestment] is going to happen." King's campaign is solely aimed at divestment from tobacco manufacturers, not at companies that produce ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... experts. Julia Leske, senior ESG analyst, CAER "If we're going down the top of the list, I would point to the fossil fuel divestment debate," said Julia Leske, a senior ESG analyst at CAER. "I think there's a lot happening in that space. Another one ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... climate change and climate change legislation, then trustees should be factoring in those risks in their investment and divestment decisions. That's where the due diligence process comes in and their ongoing obligation to consider the appropriateness ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... weight behind it, and is it something I consider, and what do I do about it." Globally, Mercer doesn't foresee wholesale divestment of fossil fuel companies by pension funds and institutional investors, but investors are raising issues related to the ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... question, and the time horizon of new projects. 350.org Australia partnered on the research to bolster their case for divestment from fossil fuel assets when engaging with institutional investors such as superannuation funds, said Charlie Wood, campaigns ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... for investment," according to UCA Funds Management. "There's been an activist environmental campaign calling for full divestment from fossil fuels, and the other thing we've had to think about is the reality of what's going on in our society and how ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... integration is different from ethical investment - mainly in how conclusions are reached. Carlsson-Sweeny cites an example of divestment from tobacco holdings. "While both an ethical investment strategy and sustainable investment strategy might avoid ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... continue to see a big strong focus on fossil fuel [assets] with the work done by 350.org and other NGOs driving towards divestment, and we'll see the response from a risk management perspective and more broadly as well." The RIAA report also explored ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... according to analysis by Impax Asset Management. Impax created model equity portfolios structured around fossil fuel divestment and tilts towards energy efficiency and renewable energy investments. Impax evaluated the impact of fossil fuel divestment ...