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Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... in which they invest, compared to 70% in the US and 58% in EMEA. SSgA believes that engagement is a core part of their business as a fund manager, Anderson said. "It's important for us to have an active engagement as the fiduciary for the ultimate asset ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... opportunity for companies to deliver sustainable solutions, and identifying new opportunities should be a key reason for business involvement in the SDGs, according to Alice Cope executive manager, UN Global Compact Network Australia. Alice Cope, executive ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... annual reporting in a practical way," IGCC said. "Climate change is now widely recognised as a major financial risk for business," said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the IGCC. "All companies need to enhance the capability to manage climate change ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... panel discussion held in Melbourne this week, organised by the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Sustainable Business Australia (SBA) and hosted by KPMG. Last month, Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member of APRA, said that the prudential ...

Chart: CDP assessment of APRA-regulated entities' climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... scoring methodology. In addition, companies are asked how the ratcheting of the Paris Agreement has influenced their business strategy. This is currently a non-scored part of the question, but one in which is of great interest to investors. With the ...

Majority of APAC investors have an ESG investment framework: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... Pragmatism to achieve sustainable value through ESG. The report is co-authored by Professor Bob Eccles of the Harvard Business School. Of the 582 institutional investors who are implementing, or plan to implement ESG in their investment process, 194 ...

CEFC allocates $80 million to Bodangora wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated $80 million towards the development and delivery of the 113MW Bodangora wind farm in regional New South Wales. The Bodangora project is being developed by Infigen Energy. Bodangora will include ...

AMP Capital to divest from tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... revised its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Responsible Investment Philosophy, which applies across its business. AMP Capital has decided to exclude companies that manufacture tobacco, cluster munitions, land mines and biological and chemical ...

IGCC calls for action, investment to adapt at-risk infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... adaptation as critical to building resilience in our cities and infrastructure," said Niall McCarthy, director and head of business development at Eureka-Real Assets. "Adaptation is still relatively unchartered in Australia with markets seeking a greater ...

Hunter Hall to merge with Pengana Capital to create $3bn fund manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Hunter Hall has announced that it has entered into an agreement to merge with Pengana Capital to create a funds management business with more than $3 billion of retail funds under management. Russel Pillemer, Pengana Capital CEO The merger is billed ...