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LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... returns that we want to target," said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS. "We are trying to get that via ESG integration and the thematic allocation like these green bonds." Hartnett noted that the green bond appeals to LGS on a number of levels ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... improve its responsible leadership. In one panel discussion with Nancie-Lee Robinson, general manager, governance, integration and reporting, at Telstra, Janette O'Neill, h ead of corporate responsibility strategy at NAB, Mike Chapman, manager, environment ...

ACCSR focus on responsible leadership in conference, report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... all this, despite all appearances of progress, the people working on the inside are aware of the fragility of the integration, and are working hard to build the business case, get the evidence together and make traction and make progress. We're not there ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... US$178.5bn of sustainable investments in Australia, representing about 18% of total assets under management, with integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors being the single largest strategy employed by sustainable investors, according ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a new work stream that will analyse how systemic barriers are impeding the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision and what actions actors - including asset ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... PricewaterhouseCoopers to conduct a survey of corporate buyers on how they integrated ESG factors into their due diligence process, the integration of ESG factors into merger and acquisition (M&A) price, sale, and purchase agreements (SPA) and the integration ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... instruments such as shorting, leverage, derivatives and high frequency trading as well as the potential for increased integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment decisions. According to a PRI survey, 137 signatories ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... the past as a hedge to all the other investments in the portfolio that are exposed to carbon prices?" The continued integration of sustainability into risk/return considerations is part of a continued evolution of the role of the superannuation fund ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... head of responsible investment, is in Australia this week to launch the research. The investment manager conducted an integration pilot study based on AXA IM's UK equity team, which manages more than over GBP 10 billion of UK equity assets. AXA IM focused ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... assessment process in 2011and had a top quartile ranking for the second principle, relating to active ownership and integration of ESG into investment decisions. The company also reported ranking in the third quartile for performance against principles ...