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Consultant launches responsible investment index for manager selection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... of a top down to see how they look at ESG through the process." The EIRG index looks at how managers implement ESG integration, negative screening, norms-based screening, active ownership, positive screening, thematic investing and impact investing ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... philanthropy. Impact 2.0 is considering profit and impact in tandem, and he linked it to the development of ESG as a global integration strategy with reporting requirements around environmental and social sustainability. The industry is currently evolving ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... first pumped hydro plant to be built in Australia since 1984, and the first to be used specifically to support the integration of variable renewable energy generation from solar and wind. "This is a landmark project for all involved and paves the way ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target builds off of the fund's existing work around ESG integration, including having previously screened out thermal coal, tobacco and controversial weapons, noted Ben Squires, NGS Super ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... strong climate reporting. All Nuveen investment professionals receive training on climate risk in order to facilitate integration into investment decision making across the firm, globally, Nuveen said.

APA Group sets net zero targets for emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... renewable energy portfolio, Wheals said. "Gas will continue to play an important role in the energy mix, supporting the integration of renewable energy with flexible power into the energy system, and powering hard-to-abate and hard-to-electrify sectors ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... their climate risk and opportunity assessments cite the complexity of the information and its relative newness in integration. However, utilisation of alternative data sources can be a source of strategic advantage for active fund managers. "It can take ...

Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... and 30% in energy and resources. The focus on nearer-term business issues and demands was a limitation to full ESG integration for 60% of CFOs. More than 70% of CFOs are feeling optimistic, or even highly optimistic, about the financial prospects of ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... equity portfolios. Survey responses show asset owners are using an increasingly broad mix of approaches including ESG integration, negative screening, active engagement via asset managers, active engagement directly with investee companies, impact investing ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... can be integrated into multi-asset investing strategies using both top down ethical screens and bottom-up ESG signal integration to construct portfolios covering commodities, credit as well as equities, according to First Sentier Investors. First Sentier ...