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Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... emissions intensity reduction target for next year. LGS's top rating was based on its management - LGS does calculate portfolio-wide emissions, and the superannuation fund did reduce its carbon intensity from last year. The AU$7.5 billion fund also "had ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and its three international counterparts have published a framework for institution investors can use to develop strategies and solutions for addressing their climate change risks. Climate Change Investment ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... the desire for "smart beta" products, and the growth in consideration of ESG risks and opportunities in an investment portfolio, Sarr said. "There is a high percentage of high carbon intensive companies in key sectors," Sarr said. "Some of the indices ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... will now significantly expand its annual reporting with information around "operational emissions management, asset portfolio resilience against 2035 scenarios, low carbon energy R&D and investment, executive incentivisation during the low carbon transition ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has formally established an asset management sales and client servicing team in Australia, and is highlighting the firm's ability to tailor equities products with environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance screens. Steve Potter ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... and environmental." The responsible investment policy was necessary because New Forests in 2014 acquired its second portfolio company in Australia, when establishing Forico, which manages 175,000 hectares of forestry land in Tasmania. With this growing ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... management agreements, it appears in the stated investment beliefs of a fund and how they apply their policies to their portfolio," Birgden said. "We at Mercer consider ESG ratings to be an important tool in that process - we look to see evidence that ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... will incorporate Inflection Point Capital Management's Strategically-Aware Investing principles, and will invest in a portfolio of companies that have a net zero carbon emissions output, said Matthew Kiernan, founder and CEO of Inflection Point Capital ...

Mirvac integrates sustainability in "place-making" thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... titled "This Changes Everything". The strategy encompasses four areas of focus: smarter thinking - creating "a smart portfolio by 2020"; shaping the future of place - creating a framework for the future of place by 2015; re-imagining resources - to be ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... of investors who incorporate ESG criteria into their alternative asset allocations. "CIOs, heads of asset classes and portfolio managers of large and small institutions from 22 countries clearly recognize the positive effects of ESG integration on risk-adjusted ...