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Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... social aspect of it is also important - companies that treat employees well, treat customers fairly, and so on. There are core to Saturna's long term value based investing philosophy that's been in place since day one." Saturna is seeking mandates from ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... rising insurance premiums will likely see higher headline inflation, albeit much of this impact will likely be trimmed out of 'core' measures so will likely be looked through by the RBA." Because most of the research notes coming out this week focus ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... adding that their geothermal system is clever, clean and forward-thinking." "What we are doing is focusing in on a number of core sectors, rather than trying to be all things to everyone," Go said. "The biggest thing we're trying to do is focus in on ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... against CBA, or the member challenge to REST Super. We also have strong, explicit signals from ASIC that climate change is a core area of focus in its review of 31 December financial statements." Further to that point, this week also saw former High ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... is that there is no room for anything but a holistic, very robust approach to ESG. No room for anything but that. ESG is core to our strategy in investing."

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Businesses must put climate resilience at the core of strategy, and scale up investment in mitigation efforts alongside adaptation efforts, according to a new report from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Andrew Petersen ...

PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... investors to use responsible investment not only to better manage risk, but to improve returns, and this aligns with LGS' core objective of enhancing the retirement income of our members through the responsible, long-term stewardship of their funds." ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... that inconsistent information and lack of comparable data on climate related risks and opportunities in the ASX200 is a "core area of investor concern," pointing to the fact that six out of the eight companies that received a shareholder-proposed resolution ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ESG-aware investors seeking a core fixed income exposure to Global fixed income securities and follows the February 2019 launch of BlackRock's unlisted iShares ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
High net worth (HNW) and ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals "do not deeply consider environmental, social or governance (ESG) issues in their investment decisions," according to the findings of the Crestone/CoreData 2019 State of Wealth Report. ...