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Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The utilities sector globally is exposed to material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issue that will require companies to innovate in the face of radical change in coming years, according to a report by Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics undertook ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... reviews of land tenure, and that's completely important to making sure you're making a sound investment in an emerging market, which is a great way for us to get engaged with user rights. We not only did the land tenure study for the fund's current asset ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... governance, human capital management and business ethics. Sector specific factors included financial inclusion and emerging market growth, and ESG investment integration. "This joint research collaboration reveals the value that an analysis of the most ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... repeated green issues through the year, while [Johannesburg] was the first to show how green bonds can work for emerging market issuers. We also had other types of municipal issuers: In the first two quarters of 2014, Ile de France brought EUR 850m ($1.3bn) ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Christian Super has chosen to make three new allocations to impact investment funds with defined environmental and social benefits. Christian Super has selected Laudex, a Mexican financial services company that provides student loans for the purposes ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI) has announced that Geeta Aiyer has joined the PRI Advisory Council following its annual signatory election. Aiyer is president and founder of Boston Common Asset Management, and will take up ...

Financial System Inquiry recommends on impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... performance measurement, and offering explicit public endorsement for the significant private sector interest in this emerging market." The report's recommendations were welcomed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA). "It's great to see impact investing ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) as S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM announce the results of the 2013 DJSI review. CBA was one of the largest additions to the DJSI this year, with Dow Jones ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into investment management is accelerating in Australia and around the world, guided by demand from asset owners and increasing flexibility in fund design that can tailor strategies that ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management's environmental, social and governance (ESG) index fund range has exceeded US$1 billion in assets under management, the asset manager said. The index funds reached the US$1 billion mark within six months of initial seeding. ...