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ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... 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 Global Compact and the absence ...

Australian Ethical Investment Managing Director Phil Vernon to step down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... Investment managing director Vernon joined Australian Ethical in December 2009 and oversaw a substantial growth in the business. "I am proud to have been part of such a special company that has been at the forefront of responsible investing and the profit ...

AllianceBernstein launches Australian low-carbon equities strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
AlianceBernstein has launched an Australian low-carbon strategy that has attracted investment from the Myer Foundation and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Roy Maslen, AllianceBernstein chief investment officer�Australian equities ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... growth," Latham said. "When we look at companies, we first look at how businesses are run. The first piece relates to what a business is selling, and our analysis of companies is focused on understanding the ESG characteristics of that company to understand ...

UCA Funds Management rebrands as U Ethical, seeks growth, clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... about, it's about how we can attract a broader and deeper client base to our version of ethical investing, and to grow the business and our brand. U Ethical began its history as UCA Funds Management, an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... and chair, human rights of the Global Compact Network Australia. "Pillar 2 of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights is all about the business responsibility to respect human rights and the importance of business knowing and ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... potential bond, Impact Investment also seeks activities that provide additional environmental or social impact ahead of business as usual, Kendall said. "When people look at the green bond, they say saves carbon, reduces emission, and that's what we ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... the push of this. "Institutional investment has signed on to the PRI, so in one form or another, it is a part of normal business practice. That's just going to be the expectation in terms of asset management." Christensen noted that retail demand for ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... down, we go back and review how do we get the second order social benefits, which could be around local employment, local business participation and even the second order effects of, for example, if we provide clean drinking water, what are the secondary ...

CEFC nears $1 billion mark in investment in Australia's wind sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... is very glad to have the CEFC investing alongside us in this project," said Anthony Yeates, RATCH-Australia's EGM of business development. "The CEFC is one of Australia's most active investors in renewable energy and this experience really shows in their ...