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Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... on tax avoidance, noting that there are common themes found in the work that responsible investors want to conduct and global political movements such as the Brexit vote and the election of President Trump.

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... South Australia On the 11 of January in a move likely to be praised by sustainability advocates such as members of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, the Red Meat Advisory Council released a draft sustainability framework for the beef industry ...

Teachers Mutual Bank joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank has joined the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). The GABV is an international network of 39 member banks engaged in collaborative work to expand and develop sustainable, values-based banking practices around the world. ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... granular information on the pay disparity that exists within the workforces, and of course, we're finding other bodies such as global stock exchanges now starting to explore putting these standards into listing rules - another channel through which this ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... direction of the incoming US Administration on the issue should also become clear this year. The interaction between US and global climate policy, and company and investor responses are likely to be highly significant." The global setting for climate ...

South Pole Group acquires Climate Friendly, splits business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... international Carbon and Renewables unit advances our mission of providing and promoting sustainable solutions and services on a global scale to benefit commerce and communities alike," said Renat Heuberger, CEO of South Pole Group. "By combining Climate ...

Sustainalytics to augment Sydney office, launch Tokyo office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... will not only focus on clients services, but will generate research about their respective markets as well for local and global clients, said Michael Jantzi, CEO of Sustainalytics. "Australia is an exciting responsible Investment market," Jantzi said. ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
ETF provider BetaShares has launched a sustainability-themed ETF based on global stocks that are selected based on a broad set of ethical screens. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... institutional investors - say the announcement impacts on their view of Hunter Hall. Mercer has evaluated Hunter Hall in its Global Investment Manager Database (GIMD) and had previously rated Hunter Hall a B, meaning the fund had average investment return ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - the highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly in the global garment industry. Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in Australia are facing a potential "inflection point" to ...