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More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
A growing number of ASX-listed companies are reporting on commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but the quality of disclosure "remains lacking," according to a new report from RMIT University and the United Nations Association of ...

CFA Institute developing disclosure standards for ESG products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... expected to serve as a backbone of the Standard. 1. ESG Integration: Explicitly considers ESG-related factors that are material to the risk and return of the investment when making investment decisions. 2. ESG-Related Exclusions: Excludes securities ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... the SDGs - it captures the interrelated nature and the targets that companies need to be working towards. There will be material areas for each company, and we will be engaging on these issues." Using the SDGs is a way to identify leaders on ESG-related ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $50 million in the Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund (CPIF). Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The $5.5 billion CPIF is one of Australia's largest industrial and logistics ...

MBS launches Centre for Sustainability and Business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... topic, such as sustainable procurement, and we want to drive into other classes to include more sustainability relevant material.... At the heart of it, Melbourne Business School has to walk the walk. We are working really hard across everything the ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Pearson, Head of Impact and Responsible Investments for QBE Insurance. "As an international insurer, we well appreciate the material risk that climate change presents for our customers and our business and the importance of supporting the transition ...

Capacity, resilience and interdependency key engagement topics: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... impact report for the 2020 financial year, outlining its activities over the past 12 months as well as identifying the material issues impacting on Australian companies. Regnan conducted 83 engagements with 41 stocks in the ASX200, and Regnan noted the ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... said. The PWYP Australia report was funded by Ethical Partners Funds Management. Tax transparency and disclosure is a material ESG consideration for Ethical Partners Funds Management, said Robyn Parkin, sustainability and advocacy, Ethical Partners Funds ...

ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) 's new integrated ESG policy has enabled the global fund manager to apply a consistent framework for measuring how investment teams implement and demonstrate ESG processes and enhances the ability to develop more ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... said. Unnithan notes that the impact portfolio team can generate KPIs from their investment portfolio and link those material KPIs to the SDGs. Nuveen is a founding member of the Global Impact Investment Network (GIIN). "We have a dedicated resource ...