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AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds have achieved the highest mark of AAA in the 2016 Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s 2016 benchmark index. AODP this week released the 2016 Global Climate 500 Index, which rates the world's 500 biggest asset owners - pension ...

MSCI launch MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
MSCI have launched the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index and MSCI ESG Sustainable Impact Metrics, which provide measurements of companies whose products and services aimed at addressing social and environmental challenges. Linda-Eling Lee executive ...

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... performed." Mirvac will also use their SROI framework and tool to aid in the development of their Sustainable Lifestyles Index and Community Framework. "We have a number of questions based off of this research linked to things like, what do you know ...

London Stock Exchange joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has joined the Climate Bonds Partnership Program, the first global stock exchange to do so. LSEG incorporates a number of exchanges including London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana, FTSE Russell Indexes, MillenniumIT ...

RobecoSAM hires ACCSR for engagement over assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Banking Group and Stockland as industry group leaders in their review, while BHP Billiton was added to the sustainability index. Inclusion in the DJSI increases companies' visibility for global sustainability investment portfolios and provides companies ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... employees, Goodhand said. The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund's benchmark is to outperform the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index by one percent per annum and the RBA cash rate through a cycle (before fees). "One of the key reasons we set up the product ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... into a discussion into adding an activist hedge fund, and neither would you jump right into a discussion about a low carbon index," As with any best practice investing, you do need to start with learning a little bit about the potential for this theme ...

CDP publishes Aust/NZ climate leaders report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... AGL Energy, Investa Office Fund, PanAust, Rio Tinto and Woolworths Limited were the top companies in the climate change index. CDP scores companies based on two categories. The disclosure score assesses the completeness and quality of a company's response ...

Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... ACSI differentiates the need to have skin in the game from directors that have holdings that are overweight relative to an index tracker benchmark, or who are large minority shareholders or company founders. ACSI does not have a quantified amount of ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia has tumbled out of the top ten in EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), due to policy changes that has slowed momentum in the market. Australia has fallen from 10 th to 13 th in the most recent RECAI. "Australia's government ...