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Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia later this year. "I think there are ways and means of doing that," O'Connor said. "It comes down to first principles of do no harm - there will be a lot of work about making sure people are employed, with meaningful work, and the way in ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... unwelcome global megatrends. In terms of how Aviva Investors responds, Waygood grounded his explanation in the PRI Principles approach. "The first principle is that we need to make sure we've integrated the issue into our investment process," Waygood ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Nation's headquarters in New York City. Tobacco Free Portfolios launched the pledge in partnership with the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, the UN Environment's Principles for Sustainable Insurance, the UN Environment Programme Finance ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... fact that when a security is on loan, the investor loses the right to vote. On the surface, this runs counter to ESG principles, however securities lenders have been successfully balancing the returns from securities lending with the requirement to exercise ...

Amundi reports increased demand for fixed income ETFs, ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... from investors contain an ESG or SRI filter." To respond, Amundi has developed three Fixed Income ETFs base on SRI principles -one US Corporate SRI exposure and two European Corporate SRI exposures, which combined have surpassed EUR 1 billion in assets ...

David Atkin, responsible investment leader, to step down as Cbus CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... responsible investment community," Bracks noted. Atkin served as Australian asset owner representative on the PRI Board (Principles of Responsible Investment) from 2009-2015. He is also currently an alternate Director on the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... stakeholders. To coincide with its 50th anniversary, the World Economic Forum launched a new Davos Manifesto, a set of ethical principles to guide companies in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These moves signal that the biggest and most ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... inequality and as such a responsible approach to tax by business is essential," said Fiona Reynolds is CEO of PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment). "The PRI has been leading efforts to drive more meaningful corporate disclosure. GRI's new Tax ...

First Sentier Investors hires Kate Turner as RI specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... integrating responsible investment across the business," he said. "The investment teams' commitment to incorporating ESG principles across their processes and strategies is central to their investment approach, and underpins our corporate identity. "Our ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... around $2 trillion is managed by fund trustee boards and investment managers that are signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Australia has the fourth highest number of global signatories to these protocols according ...