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ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... the MSCI Index at 19.56%. "Some volatility was reintroduced by the ESG SmartBeta approach in return for significant mitigation of ESG risks," AXA concluded. "We are hamstrung by data availability," McDonald said. "We're confident about that data beginning ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... fixed income securities that raise capital to fund projects with specific environmental benefits like climate impact mitigation and/or adaptation. Last year, the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence report, Bonds and Climate Change, found that there ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... said. The company also focuses on educating tenants and investors on sustainability initiatives. "It's both for risk mitigation and for market performance," Dawson said. "In some states, we pass costs of energy and water consumption on to the tenant ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... insufficient response to water risks. "The 'within the fence line' focus may be attributed to a tendency to apply carbon mitigation strategies to water, coupled with a bias to tackle the most readily achievable targets first - water efficiency in direct ...

DLA Piper: climate change legal risk in property development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... came out of the Inquiry was the question of whether the engineers who operated the dam complied with the dam's flood mitigation manual. Under the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act, if engineers observe procedures in the manual honestly and without ...

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... as deep understanding that corporate responsibility delivers value," Benson said. "Yes, there is an element of risk mitigation. We see that it's very much about protecting and enhancing reputation, improving relationships, employee engagement, retaining ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... that lost US$130 million (or 6.5% of EBITDA) in 2011 due to flooding damage, as one example. The report also discusses mitigation strategies, citing Rio Tinto, which reports regulation of discharge as a global risk and said that in response it created ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... asserting that Australian consumer discretionary and consumer retailer companies do not have adequate risk management and mitigation policies around supply chain labour and human rights practices. "Our interest in this issue is long-running, but our ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... investors could be hit by economic costs of carbon emission policies up to US$8tr by 2030 if the international community's mitigation response to carbon emission is strong. The report noted that industries that would be worse off include fossil-fuel ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... regulation as a sole driver of risk," the report said. Survey respondents identified opportunities as well as risk mitigation in engaging in emissions reduction initiatives. Respondents identified "changing consumer behaviours" and "reputation" as the ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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