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Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Retirement System (CalPERS) to manage a portfolio of environmental and socially responsible investments. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg Rosenberg Equities is the quantitative platform of AXA Investment Managers (AXA ...

S&P Dow Jones launches Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... significant increased costs for companies which have not managed their global emissions," said Hannah Skeates, senior director, ESG and Strategy Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "The S&P Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series was developed to help ...

Konica Minolta on working towards ethical supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... more than $100 million. The company began investigating its operations and supply chain several years ago, and managing director Dr David Cooke is confident that their management of modern slavery risks is robust. "We first became aware of the issue ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... ANZFF2, securing significant scale in both target countries of Australia and New Zealand," said Mark Rogers, managing director for New Forests' Australia-New Zealand business. "New Forests has been selective and disciplined in creating the ANZFF2portfolio. ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... signal to institutional investors about the potential of renewable energy investment," said Roger Lloyd, Palisade Managing Director and CEO. "Granville Harbour Wind Farm demonstrates Palisade's hands-on approach to renewables investment and further diversifies ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... the corporate governance side, according to analysis from manager research and selection firm bfinance. Julien Barral, director, equity research at bfinance bfinance research has shown that a "substantial minority" of equity managers based in Japan offer ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... the global investment community in the last six months is more than we ever expected," said Anne Simpson, investment director of sustainability at the California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the largest U.S. public pension funds with over ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... actions that will lead to further improvements in packaging sustainability year on year." Dr Scott Kelly, the Research Director at ISF who led the tool development project said, "We believe the APCO reporting tool is a world first online self-assessment ...

Women make up 30% of ASX100 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... 30% target by the end of this year will be tough," she said. The AICD report drew upon the insights of Non-Executive Director and Founding Male Champions of Change member Kevin McCann AM and Australian Shareholders' Association CEO Judith Fox. "The arrival ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... economy helps to unleash untapped potential for employment and economic growth," said Wiebke Schloemer, IFC Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. "Our partnership with Garanti Group in Turkey and the region ensures that smaller companies and ...