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AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... RIAA's certification 'reinforced AXA IM's long-standing commitment to responsible investment,' said Craig Hurt, AXA IM director for Australia and NZ. "Since forming in 1997, AXA IM's Responsible Investment team has become one of the largest and most ...

GRI, Danish Institute for Human Rights collaborate on reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... achieving the Global Goals on sustainable development. But not all business is good business," said Eva Grambye, DIHR deputy director. "The protection of human rights enables sustainable development and is essential to prosperity. We know that strong ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... like, particularly in the context of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI PRI Managing Director Fiona Reynolds has been in Australia for the past week, and hosted two day-long workshops for PRI ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference this week in Melbourne, panellists Julie Bignell, director and chair - member and employer services committee at CareSuper, Michelle Blicavs: trustee director at Local Government ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... become a recommended guide for signatories to the Principles for Responsible Investment, said Fiona Reynolds, managing director at PRI. The framework was presented in Sydney, and Rowan Griffin, head of sustainability - property at Lendlease, noted that ...

UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has hired Benjamin Pedley as its new director investments. Benjamin Pedley, director investments, UCA Funds Management Pedley comes to UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank based in Hong Kong, where he was head of investment ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... become one of the most important investment thematics and ESG issues of the21st century, said Doug Morrow, associate director, thematic research at Sustainalytics. "... What did we uncover in the research, first and foremost, is how complex the problem ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... the benefits of corporate whistleblowing, according to the leaders of a multi-stakeholder research project. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute Researchers from Griffith University, Australian National University, University of Sydney ...

Materiality analysis helps define sustainability issues: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... the information its investors and other stakeholders need for informed decision making," said Alyson Slater, knowledge director, GRI. "This is about much more than producing a sustainability report. Determining the business' most important sustainability ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... taxation authorities. "There's a mixed bag, and different governments are taking different steps,"said Mark Zirnsak, director, justice and international mission, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia. "There are positive steps ...