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ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... working in slave-like conditions, according to the International Labour Organization. Of these, the 2018 Global Slavery Index estimates that 15,000 are living in Australia, ACSI noted. "What we want to see is companies reporting, thinking about, and ...

Australian funds join international controversial weapons call

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
HESTA, Vision Super and Colonial First State have signed on to a global institutional investor statement calling on index providers to remove controversial weapons from mainstream indices. The open letter was sent to FTSE Russell, Morningstar, MSCI ...

Zuper Super launches Wealthness hub to educate, engage member base

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... allocate up to 20% of their contributions to one or all of the themes. The fund's investments are based on a combination of index and ETF strategies. Zuper's trustee is Diversa, and many of their ETF and index funds are managed by BlackRock, Jess says. ...

Ausbil Investment Management launches Active Sustainable Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... said. The fund will have a portfolio of generally between 30 and 45 stocks, selected mainly from those in the S&P/ ASX 200 Index. Investment decisions will draw from Ausbil's specialist environmental, social and governance (ESG) research team. "We spend ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... but there are a lot of companies that are actually setting themselves up well." If this data is applied to the MSCI AU200 index universe of companies, the companies at risk constitute 6%, 14% and 13% of the index weight, respectively, for Scenarios 1 ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... S&P DJI has launched the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include the S&P Global Ex-Japan LargeMidCap Carbon Efficient Index, the S&P Global LargeMidCap Carbon Efficient Index and the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index. The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index ...

Willis Towers Watson, MSCI launch Adaptive Capped ESG Universal Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson and MSCI have developed a new capped index strategy that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors within the investment process. said Louise Lew, head of sustainability, Australia, Willis Towers Watson The Adaptive ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Vanguard Australia has licenses a new "values aligned" index from FTSE Russell the FTSE Developed ex Australia ex Non-Renewable Energy/Vice Products/Weapons Index. The index will form the basis for two Vanguard ESG-related products. It is the first ...

S&P Dow Jones launches Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
S&P Dow Jones has launched the S&P Carbon Price Risk Adjusted Index Series, which seeks to measure the performance of companies based on an estimated market valuation at risk from predicted 2030 carbon prices. The indices incorporate future carbon prices ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting over the 12-month period. Thirty-five companies, in particular, have consistently outperformed the index over the past four years. "It is evident that there is a core group of pacesetters for good disclosure practices. However ...