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AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... why we're doing this." AMP Capital has more than $28 billion in direct real estate assets under management on behalf of global investors. The strategic aims that AMP Capital's real estate business will work towards for 2030 include: - to be zero net ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... clearing attributable to the sector." Australia is the only nation in the developed world to make the World Wildlife's Fund global list of deforestation hotspots, a fact that both the Wilderness Society and Richman emphasised. "Deforestation is contributing ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... emissions reductions also demonstrate outperformance. According to the report, Sustainable investing: a "why not" moment "global companies that have reduced their carbon footprints (annual carbon emissions divided by sales) the most every year have outperformed ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... the environment and to the branding of companies associated. Nicholas Varcoe, ESG analyst, Ausbil IDPP was launched by global not-for-profit As You Sow, as part of an initiative of the Plastic Solutions Investor Alliance (PSIA), citing plastic pollution ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Colonial First State (CFS) has expanded its strategic alliance partnership with global investment management firm Baillie Gifford, with the launch of the Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund. The fund "gives investors access to a stock-driven global ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... "Looking at the weighted average ESG risk score, our analysis found that the S&P/ASX 200 is favourably positioned compared to global index benchmarks, in terms of slightly less unmanaged risk," said Enrico Colombo, senior associate, Asia-Pacific research ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... regulators should take "accelerated action" to reduce systemic financial sector vulnerability to climate risks, increase global green capital allocation, and support transition by bank, insurers, and other financial institutions, according to a new report ...

First Sentier Investors hires Kate Turner as RI specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... in London and Baker & McKenzie in Sydney. Turner will work in Sydney and report to First Sentier Investors' London-based Global Head of Responsible Investment, Will Oulton. Oulton noted Turner's experience in the business as the global firm builds out ...

GSSB seeks new business enterprise member for governance body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the governance body for the GRI Standards, is looking for a new member representing business enterprises. GSSB is seeking a person "of high integrity from the private sector, with in-depth knowledge ...

Millennials prioritise long term returns, fees in investment funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand The survey also showed Australian millennials to be the most returns focused (60%) compared to their global peers (53%) when choosing investments. Australians ranked fees and expenses of investing as the second most important ...