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Vision Super to hire environmental activist to join Climate Action Team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Super is ranked 19th out of the world's 500 largest investors for our action on climate change in the 2017 Global Climate Index by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), and is ranked by the Responsible Investors Association of Australasia (RIAA) ...

Nuveen launches two new ESG exchange traded funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... for the ETF products. "Companies that are identified as best-in-class ESG leaders within each sector are included in the index construction process," O'Brien said. "The ESG criteria also consider how well a company adheres to national and international ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
VicSuper has launched a Socially Conscious investment option, which invests in companies based on a custom index tailored to take into account action on climate change and on social issues like human rights and labour rights. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper ...

Sustainable Platform assesses database of companies against SDGs, performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... companies sell according to basic necessities such as food and water. The organisation has also developed a sustainability index that is modelled "to find companies that outperform statistically with less risk," according to Sustainable Trust, the organisation ...

Removing complicity in modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... number of modern slaves is conservatively estimated at about 14,300 of a global total, according to the 2016 Global Slavery Index, of an estimated 45.8 million people. Although these numbers are relatively small each case represents misery personified. ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... to the low carbon economy, and are taking action, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) Global Climate Index 2017. The Global Climate Index 2017 has rated asset owners and asset managers on three capabilities that align with the Taskforce ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... environmental impacts of the fossil fuel sector," he said. "[Mining and resources companies] are a significant part of a small index, and excluding it may have severe consequences. However, investing in those companies which have strong governance and ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... approach regarding the SDGs. MSCI recently released a report showing that Australian listed companies in the MSCI World Index derive less of their revenue from activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than their peers in the ...

S&P DJI launches Green Bond Select Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched a green bond index based on the most liquid and tradeable segment of green-labelled bonds issued globally. Martina Macpherson, senior director, ESG strategy and product management, S&P DJI The S&P Green Bond ...

NAB raises $500m for first ever gender equality social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... The framework that NAB has developed has allowed them to plug-in sector-specific external validation processes - the WGEA index for the Social Bond, or the Climate Bond Initiative's certification for NAB's green bonds. This will allow NAB to explore ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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