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ACSI to expand research, analyst team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... we want to grow the team to meet that, he said. "We're also looking at more issues - it's not just governance or climate risk. It's things like modern slavery, franchising, capital raising. We want to do justice to those and have an impact." Interested ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... renewable energy portfolio. Palisade's involvement through the development phase to financial close enables us to maximise risk-adjusted returns for our investors." The CEFC has already invested more than $16.4 million in Tasmanian-based clean energy ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "Poor or missing information shows a disregard for stakeholders' needs and is a signal of risk. We observed an improvement in sustainability reporting over the 12-month period. Thirty-five companies, in particular, have ...

Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... working with a lot of boards to articulate what are your investment beliefs are," she said. "Are they within the remit of risk/return? We have done a lot of board workshops to help boards explore that conversation in a structured and results oriented ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... environment side, so far, we have talked to a few managers that are going to include that lens to the selection, more as a risk overlay. After the earthquake and the nuclear issues, some managers became cautious that this is an additional risk that we ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Institutional investors including AustralianSuper, Cbus and UniSuper have scaled up engaging with "systematically important" greenhouse gas emitting companies globally under the Climate Action 100+ initiative. Climate Action 100+ was launched in December ...

Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... franchise companies are facing structural reform to their legal relationship with franchisees, presenting potential regulatory risk to investment returns, according to Credit Suisse. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and policy ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... protection to the downside risks unique to the asset class, Prahbu added. "When you're investing in credit, you have asymmetric risk profile - it's a binary outcome, either the issuer pays the bond out or it defaults," The ethical and SRI screens out ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... report from the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has launched a new report, Shifting perceptions: ESG, credit risk and ratings - part 2: exploring the disconnects, examining the gaps between investors and CRAs. PRI published the first ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... achieve more broadly in the real estate portfolio. " Equity-based investments are within the scope of the trust, but the risk-adjusted opportunities and costs therein have not eventuated as yet, Major said. "Our cost of capital in terms of debt can be ...