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Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... game, especially the industry leaders in the industries that ted to be more exposed." The ESG report also looked into climate risk-related disclosures, find that the number of companies reporting against the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... engaged with X number of companies, it's about the improvement of management that we think will impact on long term value at risk," Ewings said. "That naturally comes out of the process because the reason why you're engaging with companies is purposeful." ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... we'd advocate for a lot of diversification." That lack of diversification is at odds with the self-identified caution in risk profile of the investors that took part in the research. "What they're doing is a little more risky than they might expect," ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... through the Fund's $70m Social Impact Investment Trust (SIIT). SVA manages SIIT, with investments designed to provide both a risk-adjusted market-based return and a measurable social impact. SIIT is investing alongside SVA's managed impact fund, the ...

Man Group launches proprietary ESG analytics tool for portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Man Group has launched a proprietary dashboard-style analytics tool for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Rob Furdak, co-chief investment officer, Man Numeric Man Group ESG Analytics will permit the fund manager's investment teams ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... and stable finance system by embedding sustainability into systems, markets, products and services to better account for risk and impact. Alexis Cheang, partner, head of ANZ, responsible investment, Mercer, chairs this working group. - Technical Working ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... people will stop using plastics altogether. But today we don't have the technology for that. So, we are trying to put the risk of plastics more into perspective." There are benefits to the use of plastics, Drew notes. Plastic is cheap, lightweight and ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... ISS ESG labels as "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 ...

CEFC, Ironstone Capital create Warada Capital, specialist joint venture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Ironstone Capital have created a specialist joint venture, Warada Capital, which will focus on early stage greenfield projects. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Warada Capital is an ...

Foresight Group hires Kim Nguyen to head Australian operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... to launch in August 2019 and will look to "maximise the opportunities in Australia's debt markets to provide an attractive risk-adjusted return on infrastructure debt to Australian wholesale investors," Foresight said. "Kim Nguyen is hugely qualified ...