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| | | ... 18months ago by State Street Global Advisors, which initially screened out companies involved in tobacco and controversial weapons. SSGA has partnered with MSCI to create a low carbon, high ESG international equities fund. The fund's index reduces carbon ... |
| | | | ... Australians want superannuation investments to go into companies that build clean energy infrastructure, or avoid controversial weapons. Other issues for consumers include animal cruelty (69%), human rights violations (62%), and pornography (56%), the ... |
| | | | ... (SSGA) the investment management business of State Street Corporation has decided to exclude tobacco and controversial weapons shares from the State Street Global Index Plus Trust. Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies, Asia Pacific, SSGA The ... |
| | | | ... 2016, which led to a massive increase in the use of negative screens to avoid investments in tobacco and controversial weapons, the Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2017 found. The controversy and immediate response of putting in place negative ... |
| | | | ... increase of 36%. Issues attracting negative screening include the 'ESG and ethical issues such as tobacco, controversial weapons, alcohol and gambling. The RIAA survey also found significant increases in exclusions focused on human rights and nuclear ... |
| | | | ... that when it comes to implementing strategies such as screening for assets such as fossil fuels, tobacco, controversial weapons, labour and human rights concerns, etc., the impact of screens can have a minimal impact and can be expressed in a variety ... |
| | | | AMP Capital will divest from approximately $440 million in holdings related to tobacco manufacturers and $130 million in holdings related to manufacturers of cluster munitions and landmines. AMP Capital has revised its Environmental, Social and Governance ... |
| | | | ... fund." Sandhurst Trustees has screens in place for gambling, tobacco, alcohol, adult entertainment services, controversial weapons, cosmetic companies that use animal testing, but aside from that, the overall management of ESG exposures are in the hands ... |
| | | | ... options, ethical potions, etc. There are about 54 RI options in total." Behind tobacco, followed by armaments/ controversial weapons was the second most commonly cited exclusion. Seventeen funds - or 34% - indicated use of Sustainability themed investing ... |
| | | | ... investment practice. "The recent moves by the bulk of the KiwiSaver industry to put in place exclusions across controversial weapons and tobacco is a strong start, however this industry needs to continue to engage more deeply with clients and develop ... |
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