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Legg Mason launches QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... QS Investors Global Responsible Investment Fund, a global equity fund that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis and ethical screens. The fund uses the investment expertise of wholly owned affiliate QS Investors, a quantitative ...

T. Rowe Price analyses water, energy, food nexus and investment impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... in their investment process." Much in the way that different portfolio managers use financial information in varying ways, ESG information is also used in varying ways, Drew said.

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Bill Hartnett

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has hired Bill Hartnett as an ESG investment director. Bill Hartnett, ESG investment director, Aberdeen Standard Investments Hartnett will report to Euan Stirling, Global Head of Stewardship and ESG Investment and ...

CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... business. "The transaction has given us the opportunity to build relationships with a number of new investors who focus on ESG investment such as the CEFC, supporting our objective of diversifying our investor base. We hope that the success of this transaction ...

CFSGAM to divest from tobacco products across portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... new policy is overseen by the FSI Global Responsible Investment Steering Group and is subject to regular review by the FSI ESG Committee. The implementation of the Policy is managed by the FSI Responsible Investment team in collaboration with FSI Compliance ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The majority of investors in the Asia Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new BNP Paribas survey. Madhu Gayer, investment analytics and sustainability manager, BNP Paribas ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... US. The largest responsible investment strategy globally is negative/exclusionary screening (US$19.8 trillion), followed by ESG integration (US$17.5 trillion) and corporate engagement/shareholder action ($9.8 trillion). Negative screening remains the ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Richemont, Sturm, Ruger & Company and Vista Outdoor Inc. The Guardians has worked with its external service provider MSCI ESG Research to identify companies captured by the new exclusion category. The Guardians updates its exclusion list on a six-monthly ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... our ability to deliver sustainable, long-term investment returns for our clients." BNP Paribas Asset Management focuses on ESG integration and stewardship, responsible business conduct expectations and sector-based exclusions setting out "the conditions ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... reporting guidelines. The GRI noted that 20 years on, 93% of the world's largest companies by revenue report information on their ESG, of which three quarters use the GRI framework. "Looking back to the goals we set for the original guidelines in March ...