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Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... strategies now account for 26% of all professionally managed assets globally, totaling US$22.82 trillion, according to the GSIA; Global Sustainable Investment Review 2016. In Australia, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... equities managers when it comes to ESG integration, there's a smaller proportion of those that score highly in comparison to global equity managers, Barral said. While a small minority of active Japanese equity managers show best in class integration ...

CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... CEFC) The debt finance will go towards the expansion of intelliHUB - a joint venture between Pacific Equity Partners and global smart meter leader Landis+Gyr that is acquiring Acumen, Origin Energy's $267 million smart meter business unit. The Acumen ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Steel, Boral, Origin Energy, Qantas, Santos, South21m Woodside, and Woolworths "The growth of Climate Action 100+ among the global investment community in the last six months is more than we ever expected," said Anne Simpson, investment director of sustainability ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... exciting because it comes at a time when there is growing recognition that plastic waste is one of the most significant global environmental issues, particularly due to the increasing quantity of plastics that are ending up in our oceans. The tool aims ...

Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... the first Australian company, to issue a green loan under APLMA Green Loan Principles. The loan had "strong demand from global financial institutions, with notable interest in Asia. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sydney Branch ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... more than US$26 trillion of assets under management), as well as 15 CRAs - including Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings - as well as smaller, specialised regional players. PRI noted that this indicates there is growing expertise and resources ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
The IFC has invested US$75 million in a bond issue by Turkey's Garanti Bank that will finance enterprises and companies owned or managed by women. The new bond has a six-year term maturity and is the first private sector gender bond in emerging markets ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... and is a collaborative forum for investors that believe that intensive livestock production poses material risks to the global financial system and hinders sustainable development. Australian Ethical Investments, along with a number of Australian investors ...

Hedge funds allocate at least US$59bn to responsible investment: AIMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Hedge funds globally have allocated at least $59 billion to responsible investment, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS). The survey consisted of 80 asset ...