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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 ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Private Markets, doing only impact investing. We underwrite our own deals, manage our own portfolio, and what we do integrate is ESG criteria, guideline and factors into what we do, but the impact thesis is very driven by opportunity areas that we see ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... slavery and the Royal Commission on Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were all issues of ESG engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil has published their 2018 ESG Engagement ...

RIAA certifies two Legg Mason funds as Responsible Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Martin Currie Ethical Values with Income Fund are now certified by RIAA. "We believe that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are very important to a growing group of our clients," said Andy Sowerby, managing director Legg Mason Australia. ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... company, said Rolf Kelly, portfolio manager and business analyst and member of the Investment Strategies Group for global ESG strategies at WCM. "We start at a high level looking at things that are readily available like turnover in a company, like safety ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... the region. "Strategically it's important for us to do our primary research locally in the market," said Marija Kramer, ISS ESG managing director. "We do our Japanese coverage out of Japan, we do our continental Europe research out of a couple of hubs ...