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ESG performance and cannabis

KELLIE JOHNSTON, ANDREA BREWER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The link between positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and economic growth is not new. However, the heightened focus by market participants on value creation through sustainability is new and being driven in part by global ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and disasters. Massive incident of data fraud/theft. Large-scale cyberattacks. Water crises. Global governance failure. Asset bubbles in a major economy. It is now accepted tin Australian corporate law that directors' duties encompass a positive ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... the long term business to make the short term look good," said Ian Carmichael, portfolio manager and partner, Fairlight Asset Management. "Those characteristics were attractive when debt markets froze for a couple of weeks at the initial stages of the ...

AMMA names Lisa Ali to Board of Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... addition, Ms Ali's passion for developing the next generation of talent through diversity and inclusion will be a tremendous asset and aligns strongly with the vision and work of AMMA members." As of 26 August 2020, the AMMA Board of Directors now ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
HSBC Global Asset Management Limited and Pollination Group Holdings Limited have agreed to create a natural capital manager in a venture to mainstream natural capital as an asset class. HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management "aims to offer investors ...

CFA Institute developing disclosure standards for ESG products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... standards for investment products with ESG related features, to bring about greater transparency and comparability by assisting asset manages to clearly communicate the ESG features of their investment products," Carroll said. The standard would relate ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... we're obviously going to go with the theme of renewable energy over the theme that we believe is promoting stranded asset risk. It's looking at how companies are understanding marketplaces and looking for leaders." In the report, Ethical Partners ...

Northern Trust expands ESG Insights risk analytics suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... The ESG Analytics Service covers listed equities and corporate fixed income, but in future, it could be extended to other asset classes. Providing analytics relating to ESG data is part of the evolving remit of custodians' responsibilities, Boccassini ...

Investors to increase climate-linked passive investments: DWS Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... improving their carbon footprint. The third one is the Transition Pathway Initiative template. This has been created by asset owners and supported by asset managers worldwide to ensure that the measures for tackling climate change are being actually ...

Heritage Bank enacts environmental, social, governance policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Mutual Heritage Bank has enacted an environmental, social and governance position statement that codify the bank's practice around sustainability issues, as well as opens the door to further products and services aligned with an ESG approach. Peter ...