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Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate examining the legal and governance issues behind fossil fuel divestment. A superannuation fund's decision around divestment from fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... area." There are no Australian funds in the crosshairs of a legal challenge as yet, AODP previously told The Sustainability Report. "We are looking at what we might do in the future and we are not ruling [legal challenges] out at all," Connor said. "We ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... with environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance screens. Northern Trust had previously told The Sustainability Report that they will specifically build off the firm's work in creating screened ESG portfolios as part of their new office in ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... senior institutional sales manager Ann-Marie Garry as sales associate. Northern Trust had previously told The Sustainability Report that they will specifically build off the firm's work in creating screened ESG portfolios as part of their new office ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... a more comprehensive policy." Forest Carbon Partners is another area that New Forests reported on in the sustainability report. Forest Carbon Partners is an investment vehicle for the registration of projects by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... towards companies that positively impacting on reducing carbon emissions, Kiernan said. Kiernan spoke to The Sustainability Report this week while in Australia. The fund will be open to Australian institutional investors, but Inflection Point "haven't ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... analysed public sector and industry funds with more than AU$1 billion in FUM and presented the research to The Sustainability Report. Of the 10 public sector funds with more than AU$1 billion in AUM, representing AU$185.9 billion in assets, 39% of the ...

Future Home Loans to broker fossil fuel free loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... the fossil fuel sector. Simon Sheikh, managing director, Future Home Loans As previously reported in The Sustainability Report, Future Home Loans is a national initiative. It is founded as a sister company to Future Super, which was founded by Adam Verwey ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) data from AXA IM's responsible investment team, AXA IM has previously told The Sustainability Report. While it is too early to say that the ESG component of the strategy is directly responsible for the fund's outperformance ...

Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... from working with a really great team who are hiding their light under a bushel, I think," Hagart told The Sustainability Report. "How our team and the work is perceived is important with many stakeholders - the two main ones are the companies we're ...