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Nuveen launches two new ESG exchange traded funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... also consider how well a company adheres to national and international laws and regulations as well as commonly accepted global norms related to ESG matters. The result is a portfolio that offers the performance and risk characteristics of traditional ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches Environmental Equity Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... "population dynamics, resource scarcity, inadequate infrastructure and environmental constraints will profoundly shape global markets, creating significant investment opportunities as well as new risks for traditional portfolios." "We are delighted to ...

Man Group appoints Steven Desmyter head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... widely on sustainable investment and social-political issues, including in Institutional Investor, London Review of Books, Global Times, Aftenposten and most recently as contributing author in Sustainable Investing: Revolutions in Theory and Practice ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... methodologies, there are recognised guidance statements." Petersen of SBA notes that while additional work has to be done in the global implementation of the TCFD recommendation, the recommendations are a first step. "The initial work of the taskforce ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... exchange traded funds - the Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF (RARI) and the BetaShares BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI), Lucas said. Lucas described the Emerald Portfolio as a "light green" portfolio. "If you're ...

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... produce Unreasonable Goals, with the aim of "accelerating and achieving" the SDGs. Carnegie Energy has been selected to lead global business in achieving Goal 7 - affordable and clean energy. "It is an incredible honour to be recognised by the US State ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Conscious investment option invests in companies sourced from a bespoke index designed for VicSuper that combines the MSCI Global Fossil Fuels Exclusion Index, the MSCI Global Socially Responsible Index and an additional fossil fuel direct activity screen. ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have partnered to launch a new program, Sustainable Trade and Investment through Reporting in the Indo-Pacific (STIR Indo-Pacific). The STIR Indo-Pacific program ...

Community Sector Banking recertified as B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Community Sector Banking has been recertified as a B Corporation. Andrew Cairns, CEO, Community Sector Banking B Corps are certified by B Lab and certification means meeting measures of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... by the commitments they made under the Paris Agreement to unlock the investment needed to move to a net zero emissions global economy." This announcement follows the recent release of a global investor statement signed by more than 280 investors representing ...