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PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has hired Nathan Fabian as director of policy. Fabian is currently the CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), an institutional investment collaborative association focused on climate policy ...

ASrIA launches private equity ESG initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)is launching an initiative to gather private equity managers across the region to discuss opportunities and challenges in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to ensure we are addressing potential risks across our investment portfolio," Lambert said. "Voting at shareholder meetings forms a key element of this engagement and is an important element ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has increased the depth and transparency of its responsible investment reporting as part of overall commitments to stewardship principles, according to the fund manager. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible ...

GRESB launches real estate debt survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... estate equity vehicles. The GRESB Debt Survey will be open to private real estate funds that "identify their primary investment strategy as debt," GRESB said. The survey will assess governance issues around fund management, policy and disclosure, and ...

Video: Fossil Fuel Divestment Exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... fossil fuel or high carbon emission intensity assets should be grounded in the fund's governance processes towards investment issues and is bounded by legal and regulatory standards for fund trustees. Regulations and legislation are changing the way ...

BNY Mellon offers ESG data to depositary receipt clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... most appropriate, in terms of who has the largest international coverage, and also who have good feedback from the investment community. We want to help clients to enhance their ESG disclosure and help them understand what it is that investors are focusing ...

ASX200 ESG reporting improves, but laggards persist: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
ASX200 companies are continuing to improve their sustainability disclosures, but 33% of the index continue to rate in the lowest categories of reporting, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... index scores asset owners based on their disclosures in five categories - transparency, risk management, low-carbon investment; active ownership and investment chain alignment. There have been some positive changes in the reporting and actions of some ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... institution investors can use to develop strategies and solutions for addressing their climate change risks. Climate Change Investment Sol utions is a joint project of IGCC, the European Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), Ceres' ...