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Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly iin the global garment industry. In this video, Mans Carlsson-Sweeny discusses his research field trip to Asia, where he examined the global ...

Monash University issues world-first certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... allocated to a portfolio of development projects designed to "achieve measurable sustainability outcomes in line with the global Net Zero Emissions by 2050 target," Monash University said. The bond is structured provide the market with investment options ...

First State Super names Damian Graham as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Super's acting CIO in August, after Richard Brandweiner announced he would step down as CIO to take a role as director at global impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments. Graham was head of investments at financial planning company StatePlus. "Damian ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... for addressing ESG issues, Jantzi of Sustainalytics said. Jantzi urged Australia to share its experience more widely with global peers. "Your market, the Australian market, is a leader," Jantzi said. "You're sophisticated, responsible investors across ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... higher levels of emissions than other sectors, but the overall impact of solar panels is to reduce carbon emissions in the global economy, meaning that footprinting alone is not a complete picture of a portfolio's impacts. Investa has embedded sustainability ...

Implementing impact investment across asset classes

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... of Triodos, Caroline Vu, chief impact officer at Impact Investment Group, Rahki Kumar, managing director at State Street Global Advisors, and moderated by Sally McCutchan, executive director at Impact Investing Australia. There is significant investor ...

Julia Leske appointed new chief executive officer of CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Advisory Board of the ACT Department of Treasury." CAER is an independent ESG research house established in 2000 and has as global research and distribution partnership with Vigeo Eiris. Leske cited the Vigeo Eiris partnership and CAER's expanded financial ...

New Forests launches third Australia New Zealand forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... we look forward to continuing to increase the role of certified Australian and New Zealand plantations in the expanding global bio-economy."

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other global investor bodies have updated their guide to investor expectation for the oil and gas industry. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC I nvestor Expectations for Oil and Gas Companies: Transition to a Lower ...

EY issues call to action to companies over social license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... action.... Business has never had a better reason to align their sustainable development strategies and disclosures to the global pursuit of a sub-2 degree climate future, and rise to an occasion that has been a long time coming." Thirdly, EY is advising ...