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First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... Stewardship codes exist in many markets in the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. The Code is open to all asset owners (including super funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds) on a voluntary basis. ...

Cbus becomes Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... before the end of 2018. Stewardship codes are in place in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. This is the first stewardship code to focus exclusively on the activities of Australian asset owners. The Code is open to ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Salesforce, a cloud computing company. The cities include Copenhagen, Denmark; Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg & Tshwane, South Africa; London, UK; Los Angeles, New York City, Newburyport, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Monica & Washington ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Index S&P Europe 350 Carbon Price Risk 2030 Adjusted Index S&P Global 1200 Carbon Price Risk 2030 Adjusted Index S&P South Africa Composite Carbon Price Risk 2030 Adjusted Index S&P Global LargeMidCap Carbon Price Risk 2030 Adjusted Index S&P Developed ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Gender Equality Act is a significant requirement on the social side. The report compares Australia to Singapore and South Africa, and finds that Australia's reporting provisions compare - Singapore has 21 reporting provisions relating to ESG, while South ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... have on good stewardship". Stewardship codes are in place in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. This is the first stewardship code to focus exclusively on the activities of Australian asset owners. The Code is open ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... countries with sugar taxes, and another five or six this year will introduce taxes, including probably the UK and South Africa. That's of huge interest to us, whether it's regulatory changes or changing consumer trends, consumption has been falling." ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... in terms of the average proportion of women in executive positions, developing countries such as Chile (29%) and South Africa (28%) are comparable to European counties including Norway, Sweden and Poland (25%). "I think that the big message here is that ...

Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... water stress such as drought and shortages by 2030," CDP said." Major mining regions such as Chile, Australia and South Africa are likely to be the most adversely affected." BHP Billiton ranks second for water resilience, behind Boliden of Sweden. Rio ...

Remerga launches Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... The fund will offer Australian investors access to a concentrated portfolio of stocks in emerging markets including South Africa, India, Poland, Egypt and Brazil, with stocks selected based on quantitative factors and "deep due diligence" on environmental ...