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UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... indicators based on the Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environmental stewardship, and anti-corruption. Sustainalytics had approximately 722 Global Compact companies in its research universe - the Global ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board becomes NCD supporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... that it recognises all resources on which financial and economic wealth depend and encourages reporting, accounting, stewardship, maintenance and restoration of natural capital in the global economy," said Lois Guthrie, CDSB executive director. "The ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... their land under conservation management for a minimum period of 10 years, according to Bush Heritage Australia. The stewardship agreements will then make annual performance payments for meeting conservation targets, with the intention to roll over for ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... July, said Peter Murphy, Christian Super CEO. Christian Super is a not-for-profit industry fund that applies Christian stewardship principles to retirement savings, according to its website. "As a fund, we're really excited about the investment," Murphy ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... according Edelman Trust Barometer. The asset manager also noted that the UK Financial Reporting Council revised their Stewardship Code in 2012, asking asset managers to disclose policies on managing conflicts of interest and for stock lending. "Engagement ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... issue of presenting our credentials as a social enterprise and showing that we are professional, that we consider stewardship is very important, we consider the principles of responsible investment as non-negotiable. We have structured the business in ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... a topic that Mercer is currently researching. At the systemic level, there should be a focus on transaction taxes, stewardship codes and pricing externalities such as carbon emissions. "The fact is, if we are going to contain global warming below two ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... benefits, in terms of protecting and enhancing the value of the assets and what does that mean to the value of our stewardship of our brand and our position in the market." CFSGAM is in the process of developing its forward strategy and has not as yet ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... ESG strategy combines the ESG Dashboard analysis with the expertise of Hermes' Equity Ownership Services (EOS), a stewardship resource that globally has more than AU$116bn in assets under advice. EOS analyses companies that breach international ESG standards ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... opportunity seeking. "Insofar as the economic development themes are integral to the question that society is now facing on stewardship of the environment and human/social development, some of the sustainability challenge - social and environmental challenges ...