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Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... as of 31 July 2018. The index excludes companies based on their business lines and product involvement in fossil fuels, nuclear power, adult entertainment, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, and weapons, FTSE Russell noted. "The adoption of ESG investing has ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... few managers that are going to include that lens to the selection, more as a risk overlay. After the earthquake and the nuclear issues, some managers became cautious that this is an additional risk that we need to factor in, and those are more environmental ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... business the company is in - is the business earning 5% or more of revenue from things from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, nuclear armaments genetic engineering, upstream fossil fuels, pornography. The SRI screen considers how those companies conduct their ...

SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... created with MSCI was done to satisfy our clients' wishes." The fund's screens exclude tobacco, controversial weapons, nuclear weapons, and "red flagged stocks" - a designation by MSCI for companies that do not do not adhere to international norms and ...

Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... where there's an overlay of universal exclusions - one would be controversial munitions, or tobacco, or low carbon, or nuclear munitions." When considering tobacco divestment, investors often look at reputational risk of being invested in tobacco, Mitchell ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... also screens out certain categories - alcohol, tobacco, logging of old growth forests, weapons, gambling, pornography, nuclear and fossil fuels. In addition to disclosing financial returns, 8IP also issues an annual impact report, where the fund explores ...

NZ Super to exclude companies in recreational cannabis industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... sector." NZ Super also excludes companies involved in the manufacture of cluster munitions; the manufacture or testing of nuclear explosive devices (NEDs); the manufacture of anti-personnel mines; the manufacture of tobacco; the processing of whale meat. ...

BetaShares launches Australian equities ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... companies that pose significant environmental social and governance risks, including gambling, tobacco, armaments, uranium and nuclear energy, destruction of valuable environments, animal cruelty, chemicals of concern, mandatory detention of asylum seekers ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... weapons, alcohol and gambling. The RIAA survey also found significant increases in exclusions focused on human rights and nuclear energy. "That really reflects this increasing client/consumer demand," O'Connor said. "There is a strong signal from consumers ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Group. The survey found that the top five industries that most respondents want to avoid investing in include whaling, nuclear power, tobacco, gambling and weapons, whilst key issues that New Zealanders want their KiwiSaver providers to take into account ...