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Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... last year, Jason Mitchell, sustainability strategist, Man Group, talked with Dr Rachel Melsom, director of Tobacco Free Portfolio for a podcast episode. "When it comes to tobacco, I've been very involved with the PRI for a long time on this topic," Mitchell ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... seeking to engender positive social and environmental change. As asset owners start reviewing impact investments for portfolio inclusion, service providers are rightly moving to fill a gap in the market with appropriate products. In this environment ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
The Climate Action Reserve has recognised New Forests' portfolio of carbon offset projects with the 2017 Carbon Project Developer of the Year award. David Brand, New Forests CEO Climate Action Reserve is "the premier carbon offset registry for the North ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... the Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) with the goal of achieving net zero emissions from the portfolio as early as 2025. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation APPF is managed by Lendlease and invests in commercial ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... positive climate leadership screen, with a broad set of ESG criteria to ensure investors are accessing a 'true to label' portfolio of ethically-focused Australian companies. FAIR screens out companies involved in the fossil fuel industry, including indirect ...

Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... forward, because of the temptation of companies to portray themselves as healthy," Carlsson-Sweeny said. Nick Edgerton, portfolio manager for sustainable strategies at Stewart Investors, has previously spoken with The Sustainability Report about his ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... disclosing financial returns, 8IP also issues an annual impact report, where the fund explores how the companies in the portfolio bring social or environmental benefit as part of their business strategy. "When we write the annual impact report, it's ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... transition, according to AMP Capital's Global Listed Infrastructure team. Andy Jones, AMP Capital Global Listed Infrastructure portfolio manager AMP Capital has published a paper entitled Autonomous vehicles: the real opportunity that lies ahead for ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... they evaluate environmental, social and governance impacts that companies produce and use those considerations in their portfolio construction. Stewart Investors is primarily an equity fund manager, covering Asia Pacific, emerging markets, worldwide ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
More than a hundred individual shareholders and three global asset owners including Local Government Super (LGS) have co-filed a shareholder resolution calling on Rio Tinto to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies including ...