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Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has appointed Louise Davidson to its board of directors. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Davidson, the chief executive officer of the Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has more than 20 years' ...

Principles for Responsible Investment name Matt McAdam Australian head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have named Matt McAdam as new head of Australia. McAdam will be the first full-time person in the role as head of Australia. McAdam joined PRI in 2012 as head of communications, overseeing communication ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... carbon footprinting (...) and we have always been a bit uncomfortable with that because it doesn't necessarily reflect the risk or the real emissions of that company," said Jenkyn-Jones. This feeling was also reflected by investors showing a "growing ...

BetaShares launches global cybersecurity exchange traded fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Internet, a lot of devices and appliances are connected to the Internet, and driverless cars connected to the Internet. The risk of cybercrime is growing, and the incidence of cybercrime is growing. In 2014, over 400,000 web attacks per day being blocked ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Westpac and Stockland were once again named industry group leaders in the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). The DJSI is a global index that tracks leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM's analysis of financially material ...

Pollinate Energy attracts investment from Pangaea Impact Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Hyderabad, Kolkata, and, most recently, Lucknow. The solar lights are intended to replace kerosene lights, which pose a safety risk, are expensive, and pose environmental risks because of kerosene's carbon emissions. Pollinate Energy has a network of ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Investors are exposed to increasing climate change risk in four areas: technological advances, regulatory impacts, increasingly frequent extreme weather events and social pressures for greater climate awareness, according to research from the BlackRock ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Asian-Pacific financial industry has made a "significant shift" towards embedding climate risk and responsible investment into core business, but more work is needed in the region, according to a new report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... to having a constructive dialogue with our clients on these issues." In June, BNP Paribas Securities Services launched ESG Risk Analytics, a reporting service designed to allow asset owners and asset managers to integrate ESG factors into decision-making ...

International Integrated Reporting Council hires Richard Howitt as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has named Richard Howitt as the next chief executive officer. Howitt will succeed outgoing CEO Paul Druckman on 1 November. Howitt is currently a Member of European Parliament (MEP), and will step ...