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Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... sectors level, at a thematic level, and we're committed' integrate these issues in a way that works for clients' own investment processes. We also want to be present in markets." Jantzi did not provide details on a timeline for the company's expansion ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... training program for managers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The goal of the training program is to "enable impact investment fund managers in high-growth regions to better attract, deploy and manage capital," the GIIN said. Sub-Saharan Africa ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... by 2015; re-imagining resources - to be net positive by 2030; and enriching communities - "demonstrating community investment within and beyond our boundaries by 2018", according to Mirvac's sustainability report. "Mirvac's been very good in the past ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Montreal Carbon Pledge will be an opportunity for signatories to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to demonstrate the impact that climate change will have on investments and strategies, according to David Atkin, Cbus CEO ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... 2017." In its half-year report earlier this year, committed to making up to AU$6 billion available for lending and investment in cleantech and environmental services across the business, with AU$4.0 billion had been made available by the end of March ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... evidenced by progress on indicators including water risk monitoring and management, board oversight, target setting, investment and recognition of potential opportunities. CDP also found there is a "growing consensus" around the concept of corporate ...

Barclays, MSCI launch green bond index series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... market." The Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index is available for institutional clients to license for their index-linked investment products, including exchange traded funds, separately managed accounts, and structured products. "We are pleased to work with ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) will offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Last year, AXA IM's global Responsible Investment team began working with ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Increasing public demand for ethical investment products represents a "call to action" for the responsible investment industry in Australia, according to the chief executive officer of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
It was the Romans who said pecunia non olet, but from an ethical investment perspective, that no longer holds true. Ethical cash management has emerged as an issue in the push for institutional investors to divest from assets that are carbon emissions-intensive ...