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Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... as an asset class that can be developed into responsible investment and ethical cash products, driven by retail demand and core business strategy. Sasha Courville, head of social innovation at NAB The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... by taking part in the Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Retail working group. "Investing in Tomorrow's World is at the core of everything we do and we are deeply committed to a responsible investment approach which ensures a sustainable future,' ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... beyond." In addition to the strong growth in broad ESG integration assets under management, there has also been growth in core responsible investment in New Zealand as well - RIAA reported that core responsible investment - grew by 17% to reach NZ$1.6 ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... manage risk as well as explore ways where there might be a revenue stream." More than 38 organisations formed the Protocol's core development team, and more than 450 organisations provided input through the course of the two year development process. ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... demonstrate that ESG risk is very real and is part of mainstream investment management." There has also been significant growth in core responsible investment management in the past year to AU$51.5 billion in AUM, a 60% increase on 2015, and a doubling ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... guys get it." But when it comes to investors whose investment decision making is predicated on ethical or ESG investment as core strategy, there is growing demand. Retail and institutional interest in ESG and ethical fixed income products is increasing ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... physical impacts of climate change, there will also be associated regulatory, technological and societal responses. "The core message is that boards have to have regard to this issue in the context of their business and their industry," said Sarah Barker ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Trust in Australia and New Zealand which combines environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations with the firm's core equity selection methodology. Dimensional Fund Advisors integrates a screening process that underweights firms which rank ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... sector regarding aid and development work and its alignment with economic diplomacy, Cope noted. "Our companies have made core commitments to human rights and labour rights and environment and anti-corruption issues," Cope said. "If companies are to ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... taking tangible action to mitigate climate change risk - clearly signalling that these leaders see managing climate risk as a core function in protecting their financial returns." But almost half of the global 500 are taking little to no action at all. ...