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Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... where investors are beginning to change their view - the old way was how can we add alpha or how can we add value over a benchmark, whereas I think under this co-design model, its' about what are the outcomes that I as an investor am trying to achieve? ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has hired Lonneke Lowik as its new head of operations. As head of operations, Lowik will oversee the business operations and manage GRESB's Amsterdam headquarters. "Lonneke brings more than a decade ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Marcillac said. "As part of the product, we have a reporting tool and basically, you can compare your portfolio to the benchmark and measure the exposure to those sustainable impact solutions on each of the different themes," she said. "Then you can ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... practice,... by working with CBI, we could be confident that they overseeing the assets and because it has become a benchmark around global bonds, there is an alignment about assurance and confidence." The renewable energy generation projects have a ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... schemes,' AXA IM said. The fund was launched in August 2014, and the fully ESG-integrated fund is 5% ahead of the MSCI ACWI benchmark, the fund manager added. RIAA's certification 'reinforced AXA IM's long-standing commitment to responsible investment,' ...

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 ...

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... them, but we've never really tested that. That starts that journey for us. " By establishing a framework, Mirvac can benchmark their SROI against wider community standards, using data such as Australian Bureau of Statistics, for example. "If we look ...

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 ...

CHRB launches human rights methodology, pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) has launched its methodology and will rank the human rights performance of the top 100 companies globally in a pilot benchmark. The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark will focus on the largest companies in the ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
There is a need to develop metrics to measure social impacts of impact investment in sectors such as affordable and social housing, healthcare, homelessness and vulnerable children and young adults among others, according to investment and governance ...