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Standard Life hires Amanda Young as head of SRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Standard Life Investments from Newton Investment Management. She is also a main board director of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF). She is also a member of the Market Committee Advisory Group of UKSIF. "We are delighted that ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "This report blows that myth out of the water." RIAA follows the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA) in breaking responsible investment down into five categories - screening of investments, sustainability themed ...

AMP Capital hires ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
AMP Capital Investors has hired Shalini Samuel as ESG research associate. Samuel comes to AMP Capital form Sustainable Investments Research Institute (SIRIS), and has extensive experience in ESG research, particularly Australian and Asian companies ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... integrating ESG considerations in investment decisions and rationale for adopting a best of sector approach in sustainable investment options." Other funds are looking at how they can increase member engagement through using new technology and new channels ...

SIRIS placed into administration, company confirms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Independent sustainability research firm the Sustainable Investment Research Institute (SIRIS) has been put administration, the company confirms. "We've been trying for about 18 months to find what we've referred to as a strategic investor, where what ...

Jessica Robinson named ASrIA general manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) has hired Jessica Robinson as general manager. Robinson has worked for over 15 years in professional services and business consulting, with specialism in the financial services ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... (ESG) factors being the single largest strategy employed by sustainable investors, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIA). Globally, at least US$13.6 trillion assets under management incorporate ESG factors into investment decision-making ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Over 130 investment managers in Asia use sustainable investment approaches, and there is US$74bn of identified sustainable investment assets under management in the Asian region, according to a report from the Association for Sustainable and Responsible ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The recently published Australia in the Asian Century white paper is focused on structural changes to the Australian economy and society that will put the country on the path to respond to the opportunities and reduce risks of some of the challenges. ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... risks through our investment strategies, but also to view them as opportunities to promote a shift toward sustainable investment that balances economic, environmental, and social pressures on the land, and in particular forests. Because the mitigation ...