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Northern Trust AM names head of sustainable investing and stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has hired Julie Moret as global head of sustainable investing and stewardship, a newly created role. Moret will oversee the firm's sustainable investing and global engagement policies, foster research and product development ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... right to choose proxy advisers, use independent research and implement voting policies appropriate to their individual stewardship needs without any limitations placed on them by the companies which they own and directors who they elect."

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... analysis, water usage and deforestation analysis into their multi-pillar approach to sustainable investing - ESG analysis, stewardship activities, including voting on deforestation proposals at AGMs and engaging with companies over concerns on deforestation ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... stated goal of bringing US leadership back to the climate change debate, Guillaume Mascotto, head of ESG and Investment Stewardship for American Century Investments, notes that while investing in renewable energy assets in the US will continue, there ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... in place that can be used to identify, measure and manage material ESG information," Yin said. "The third aspect is stewardship - we want to see good engagement with key stakeholders on sustainability issues. We want to see in the area of public equities ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... matters", they voted against the re-election of independent directors. That included ASX100 companies. In their 2020 asset stewardship report, SSGA noted that during 2020, they voted against directors in 14 companies that were identified as R-Factor ...

BlackRock hires former AMP Capital head to ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... until last year. In her former role, she led AMP Capital's specialist ESG public markets fund range and investment stewardship efforts, as well as its in-depth research, analysis and thought leadership on key ESG and sustainability related considerations. ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... largest fund manager, continues to press for disclosure in company engagements, said Iris Davila head of investment stewardship, BlackRock Australia. "We have been discussing this with companies, to provide us with better transparency and disclosure ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... voting guidelines for the firm's engagement with thousands of companies annually, said Iris Davila, head of investment stewardship, BlackRock Australia. Board composition, effectiveness, and accountability remain a top priority, BlackRock said, because ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... scenarios and impacts at a company level as well as a portfolio level. It helps with company analysis and also the stewardship side. It also certainly helps our analysts on their engagement plan for companies around climate change risk and also on the ...