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Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... equity. CEO Peter Lambert talks with The Sustainability Report about the superannuation fund's approach to sustainable investment in practice. Q: What are the philosophical underpinnings to LGS's sustainable investment policies and how broadly is it ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... in operations. But a 2010 report commissioned by ACCA in conjunction with Net Balance Foundation and the Sustainable Investment Research Institute (SIRIS) found most ASX50 organisations do choose to report on water usage, but according to their ad-hoc ...

James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical is a fund manager with AU$650m in assets under management, specialising in ethical and sustainable investment since its 1986 inception. Australian Ethical has also founded the Climate Advocacy Fund, an index fund that aims to encourage ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Investors. She speaks with The Sustainability Report about her remit and VFMC's view of ESG and sustainable investment practices. Q: Can you describe your remit at VFMC? Ros McKay, VFMC governance manager RM: I am responsible for managing ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... that smaller, well governed funds can follow in Universal Owners' slipstreams where they shift towards sustainable investment strategies for possible asset allocation opportunities. "[Universal Owners] are important advocates in sustainability with the ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Investment, a fund manager with AU$650m in assets under management that has specialised in ethical and sustainable investment since its 1986 inception. In addition to specialist funds, Australian Ethical has also founded the Climate Advocacy Fund, an ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... investment" approaches, and as a source of investment opportunity in sectors such as renewable energy. "Sustainable investment has a few components," Goss said (pictured at left). "First is the recognition and management of long-term investment horizons ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... a lot in the past few years, which is a good thing to see," said Talieh Bentley, head of governance and sustainable investment at UniSuper. "There is a need to expand the structure around that. But the PRI as an organisation needs to be mindful of striking ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Griffiths, Latrobe Institute for Social and Environmental Sustainability's Research Fellow Stephen Muir and Sustainable Investment Research Institute's (SIRIS) Associate Director of Research, Ben Spruzen. "When we think about sustainability, we don't ...

PRI hires Rob Lake as director of strategic development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Henderson Global Investors as head of corporate engagement. He is also a member of the Program Board of the Sustainable Investment research programme funded by MISTRA, the Swedish government environmental research agency, and the Advisory Group to the ...