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Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... again regained the top position on the global Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) index for their work in managing climate risk, but 85% of the 500 largest asset owners globally are still not adequately disclosing or managing their risk. LGS regained ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... project of IGCC, the European Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Ceres' Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) in North America, and ASrIA's Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). The framework lines out four areas for ...

Companies consider implications of new ASX principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, the application of two parts, relating to risk management and the disclosure of environmental, social and economic sustainability risks and the board skills matrix, are ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... ASX, and they have extra exposure to carbon intensity, they need to mitigate more strongly. The implications for climate risk in Australia are more important than elsewhere in the world." Any legal challenges to pension fund governance will be instigated ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... high carbon intensive companies in key sectors," Sarr said. "Some of the indices that are offered address the problem of risk at the company level, but don't address the sector risk that you have. What you're left with is a solution that addresses the ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
BP shareholders overwhelmingly backed a resolution that has directed the company to provide more information on their strategic management of carbon risks. Resolution 25 was proposed by the Aiming for A coalition, a group of institutional investors ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... believe in creating value through a customised ESG scoring, and an engineered equity philosophy that will focus on compensated risk factors over time," Potter said. "We expect to launch a series of products that will be unique for individual clients." ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The utilities sector globally is exposed to material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issue that will require companies to innovate in the face of radical change in coming years, according to a report by Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics undertook ...

Abbot Point Port Expansion leads controversy list: RepRisk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... risks, according to RepRisk. RepRisk released its Most Controversial Projects Report (MCP Report), based on the company's ESG Risk Platform analytics. The Abbot Point Port Expansion project was joint-third on the list. RepRisk cited impact on ecosystems ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... incorporate ESG criteria when making alternative asset investments, the survey found. Respondents also said that ESG improves risk-adjusted returns and "is an important aspect of risk and reputation management, according to the survey. LGT Capital Partners ...