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Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Although countries with higher GDP per capita have better scores on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, there has been "little or no relationship between the ESG performance or momentum of a country and its credit rating or credit spreads," ...

Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... and Core Civic have ESG ratings of CCC, the lowest rating in the MSCI methodology "We are looking at human rights and political relations/government relations, because of the susceptibility to corruption," Thwing Eastman said. "The issues with GEO Group ...

Institutional investor appetite for low carbon investment strengthens: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) IGCC has released Scaling Up, a survey of more than 300 investors. "Despite recent political upheavals, investors in Australia and New Zealand are focused on finding low carbon opportunities and getting deals done" ...

Konica Minolta on working towards ethical supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... actions to address modern slavery in operations and the supply chain. The bill is widely expected to pass, as it has broad political support from political parties, as well as business, NGOs, investors and other stakeholders. But it will mean that companies ...

Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... horse. The risks are the counter of that. If you're not financing those goals, you're going to come under regulatory, political and societal pressure. It's a basic credit risk rule." The SDGs consist of 17 goals, with 169 targets. "The societal, economic ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... of our pension portfolios. We see global investor collaboration as key in reaching better transparency on companies' political engagement."

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... stocks, we should pull them all back if we can." The $9.2 billion Vision Super identified issues like tax transparency, political donations and climate risk as issues of importance. "There's a lot more customisation going on," Wyrsch said. "What it means ...

Australian Executor Trustees launches strategic partnership, talks impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... experiencing a collective vertigo -we are swinging and tilting about who we are as a country in the current economic/political climate. We feel we're in a battle for democracy, it's been really messy, disheartening, and heartbreaking at times, and we've ...

Westpac, Mirvac named as global leaders in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... larger than the GDPs of the countries in which they operate these companies may exert tremendous influence over the local political and legislative process," RobecoSAM said. "This creates risks and opportunities which are critical inputs into investment ...

Negatively screened funds grow by over 2500% in New Zealand: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia (RIAA). Growth in screened funds categories (Image courtesy of RIAA) There was a large media and political controversy around KiwiSaver funds in August 2016, which led to a massive increase in the use of negative screens to avoid ...