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First State Super joins Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... collaborative organisation of institutional investors and asset owners that work together to improve environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of ASX listed companies. "We are delighted to welcome First State Super as a member and look forward ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... going to vote or engage on ESG issues." The guidelines state that directors should monitor environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, assess their materiality and disclose any financial impacts on the company, and the guidelines provide practical ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... in the footsteps of their equity counterparts when it comes to engaging with companies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics in bonds, but ESG factors have different impacts on bonds portfolios in terms of risk adjust returns. Panelists ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... needs, and provide stable streams of revenue to investors. Zoe Whitton, Australia equities -environmental, social and governance research, Credit Suisse, said that she and her colleagues have been analysing the impact of EV, autonomous vehicles and TaaS ...

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation investment strategy and measures "the value and measure of carbon, green energy, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics." "The design of the fund comes off the back of running a similar strategy for an external ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... make it difficult for shareholders to hold public companies to account on some important environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "In other jurisdictions where non-binding shareholder resolutions are permitted ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... anniversary. In that time, it has become the most widely used framework for the reporting of environmental, social and governance metrics for organisations around the world, used in more than 100 countries by thousands of organisations. "Clearly it's ...

Australia/NZ continue to top the ranks in GRESB 2017 real estate review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... performance to stakeholders, said Ruben Langbroek, head of Asia Pacific at GRESB. "There is a strong focus on social and governance aspects; 97% have a policy on diversity and equal opportunities, 94% include sustainability-specific requirements in their ...

Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... negative screening, impact investing, sustainability themed funds and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. The 2017 report examines trends from the previous calendar year and finds that investment in 'core' responsible ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... negative screening, impact investing, sustainability themed funds and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. The 2017 report examines trends from the previous calendar year and finds that investment in 'core' responsible ...