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ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... "Prime", achieve or exceed the sector-specific performance requirements defined by ISS based on the ESG risk exposure and impact of their respective business models and value chains. The standards are based on established norms such as the United Nations ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... demand for responsible and/or ethical products, the focus of the industry is shifting towards demonstrating quality and impact, said Simon O'Connor, RIAA chief executive. "Now our focus shifts from saying, we're growing the market and getting bigger ...

G7 Ministers statement supports growth of the impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
G7 ministers responsible for development cooperation have released a statement supporting the growth of the impact investing market as a "meaningful and efficient financing approach" to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the statement ...

Christian Super acquires stake in responsAbility Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... "significant minority shareholding" in international asset manager responsAbility Investments. responsAbility is a leading impact asset manager with a focus on SDG-aligned investments in emerging economies. The company manages US$3 billion in assets ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... particular the EU Taxonomy opens new pathways to achieve this critical climate investment goal." Climate Bonds predicts that the impact of the EU Technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) process will "help open the 2020s path towards the vital ...

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... communities for their readiness, stakeholders in various roles including government and community can refine and positively impact on collective community action. "There is a relationship between this personal striving and we know that it predicts the ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
MSCI has created a new set of Climate Change Indexes designed to "help investors navigate and measure the investment opportunities and risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy." The new MSCI Climate Change Indexes re-weight securities ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Pengana Capital has released its latest Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report quantifying the positive impact associated with investing in companies that are "enabling and benefitting from the transition to a low carbon and more sustainable ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Vanessa Zimmerman has launched Pillar Two, a consultancy that will assist companies with human rights policy development and risk management, as well as assisting with human rights and Modern Slavery reporting. Vanessa Zimmerman, founder, Pillar Two ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Global asset manager Insight Investment has applied a traffic light score to impact bonds, and found that "many of the instruments coming to market fall short of minimum standards for sustainability." Josh Kendall, senior ESG analyst, Insight Investment ...