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AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... highlighting a need for increased diversity on those boards, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM AXA IM's responsible investment team recently undertook an analysis of the Eurostoxx ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... performers, according to a report from CDP and Eurizon Capital. Fifty-seven of the largest metals and mining companies in the Global 500 that operate in water-stressed markets received a questionnaire from the CDP, asking for data on how they manage ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Metal Management. Baster established that Sims was a proxy for other companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, with global operations and thus exposure to the US market recovery. However, as a metal recycling company, Sims is actively reducing carbon ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... will join the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. The SSE Initiative is co-organized by the UN Global Compact, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment and the United ...

Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has selected State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to manage an AU$780 million Australian equities mandate that will include ESG screens. Bill Hartnett The mandate was labeled an "enhanced passive" strategy that will conform ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... the overall consumption of palm oil - Australia imports around 110,000 tonnes of palm oil, which is approximately 0.2% of global consumption, according to a recent report from WWF-Australia and the Australian Food & Grocery Council (AFGC), authored by ...

CDP, CDSB, IIIRC ally to promote natural capital reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... natural step for us as we work to catalyse the adoption of this data into mainstream filings." CDP and IIRC will promote global harmonisation and clarity of corporate reporting requirements to drive consistency and comparability, Simpson said. "When ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investing more responsibly," said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "This report blows that myth out of the water." RIAA follows the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) in breaking responsible investment down into five categories - screening of investments ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Eliminating the fossil fuel sector from a global benchmark index can yield a small positive return effect with low tracking error, according to analysis by Impax Asset Management. Impax created model equity portfolios structured around fossil fuel divestment ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... conference took place during a period of economic instability, challenging the case for greater regulation; at the time, the Global Reporting Initiative and the International Integrated Reporting Council frameworks were being developed or changed, making ...