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Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... prosaic, this year, listed companies will have new guidelines to consider when reporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Last year, the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council published a third edition of the Corporate Governance ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... 2015, and will look to offer equities products including those specifically tailored for environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates. Rohan Singh, managing director, Northern Trust Australia and New Zealand Northern Trust has operated in Australia ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... moment, we will focus on getting listed ETFs on, in more abundance.... Fixed income is a bit harder, but we are researching into ESG products associated with fixed income." Instreet will maintain The Emerald Club's membership in industry group the Responsible ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... here's a look back at some of the most popular articles of 2014 on The Sustainability Report. The list includes increased ESG corporate disclosure recommendations, ESG integration in investment strategies, green bonds, and valuation of corporate social ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... that have taken a position on sustainable and/or ethical investment and that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) related risks and opportunities are making a values-based judgement about companies, industries and economies, in terms of ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... includes: "1. Negative/exclusionary screening 2. Positive/best-in-class screening 3. Norms-based screening 4. Integration of ESG factors 5. Sustainability themed investing 6. Impact investing 7. Corporate engagement and shareholder action," according ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... senior research analyst. The review also showed that in the food and beverage sector, companies with "relatively better overall ESG profiles outperform those with relatively poor ESG profiles in both the short and the long-term." The food and beverage ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the way in which companies are espousing the value that it creates for the business," Whitaker said. "A core frustration of ESG investors is how to understand the way companies are spending money on sustainability. Companies are not articulating it within ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability policy. The fund screens out bonds from issuers whose primary business activity is at odds with the fund's defined ESG principles, including the production of armaments, uranium and tobacco said Bill Bovingdon, chief investment officer ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... industries, generate new employment opportunities and achieve emissions reductions." See Also: RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities