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New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... in New Zealand's Otago region with a 29,200-hectare estate growing primarily radiata pine. Wenita maintains Forest Stewardship Council certification of responsible forest management, New Forests said. "The ultimate success of this investment for TRG ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... consulting business, providing research and strategic advice to a range of industry and government clients on product stewardship and packaging. She is also an Adjunct Professor with the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... antibiotics crisis, with 77% of companies - or 46 companies worth US$239 billion - rank 'high risk' on antibiotics stewardship, with little or no measures in place to reduce excessive use of antibiotics - despite emerging regulation on issue. The FAIRR ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Australia joins countries around the world with the launch of a stewardship code for Australian asset owners, aimed at increasing the transparency and accountability of stewardship activities in Australia. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Australian Council ...

SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... change and gender equality that impact on long-term value creation. "I think that if you have a look at the asset stewardship, the exposure to carbon is not the only thing we look at. We look at a range of different ESG themes. You'd know about gender ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... "Additionally, the Financial Services Council (FSC) should continue working with Australian asset managers to strengthen stewardship expectations including TCFD implementation. Finally, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should ...

Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds selects FTSE4Good for ESG passive mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... "Taiwan Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF), as the leading national public pension fund, was not only the first to endorse the stewardship code in Taiwan but is also the first to select the FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index as a core ESG benchmark. This further ...

New Forests purchases timberland estate in northern California

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... is expected in early 2018. "New Forests looks forward to building on Roseburg's long tradition of sustainable land stewardship and production forestry in Northern California," said New Forests' US Director Brian Shillinglaw. " As we work toward completion ...

Globally, few companies can effectively demonstrate climate risk disclosure: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Rakhi Kumar, Managing Director and Head of ESG Investments and Asset Stewardship at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) SSGA has put out a guidance note on effective climate change disclosures for listed ...

Sustainalytics CEO discusses impact of Morningstar ownership stake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... because of the quick and strong moves by the Japanese government, regulators and investment community to implement a Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance code, as well as significant moves by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to embrace ...