Search Results

Showing 1641 - 1650 of 1756 results for "ESG"

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... increased engagement with companies on their disclosure, management and performance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. "The PRI Clearinghouse supports some of the world's leading asset owners and investment managers to be active owners ...

Solaris Investment Management augments distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... and in the future." Solaris is a style-neutral Australian equities boutique fund manager. The firm, a UNPRI signatory, uses ESG considerations as one of its qualitative analysis factors. See Also: Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact Solaris ...

PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... terms of the benefit of investment return and/or risk reduction from garnering insights into companies' quality by assessing ESG factors, and thirdly, there seemed a lot of interest in this from our investment teams answering these questions that clients ...

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds are realising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be integrated into macro-level investment decisions, and not merely as issues in individual companies, according to boutique fund manager Solaris Investment ...

Emerald Club and Premium Wealth Management sign alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Whether the fund managers class themselves as a SRI manager or not, we want to make sure the funds are going to incorporate ESG into their investment process." Emerald Club will also start engaging with fund managers that meet quality criteria but are ...

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
La Trobe University has disclosed achievements and omissions against environmental and social performance indicators in its 2011 sustainability report, and has set targets for 2015 and 2020 including integrating sustainability issues throughout education ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting will deliver benefits to their analysis, and 46% said that direct engagement with the CEO or CFO on extra-financial and ESG issues is very likely to influence their investment decisions or company analysis, slightly more than other reporting ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... expecting, and what the guidelines are.... They need to be aware of the guidelines and address the issues when they don't meet the ESG guidelines, and put forward a cogent explanation for the departure." Bennett pointed several companies' boards towards ...

US college and university endowments lag on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
American college and university endowments have a weak understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing strategies, trends and opportunities, according to a report by the Tellus Institute. US college and university endowments manage ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... director of Regnan, a firm that provides advisory, engagement and research services around environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. "Our issue from an ESG perspective is the propensity for reputational risk when you have the "fresh food people" ...