Search Results

Showing 551 - 560 of 1014 results for "Responsible Investment"

Climate Action 100+ adds companies to engagement list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... future," said Fiona Reynolds, Climate Action 100+ vice chair and chief executive officer of the Principles for Responsible Investment. "Along with governments, the private sector - investors and business -have a key role to play in addressing climate ...

Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... the Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report 2020 by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), the total impact investment universe in Australia stood at $19.9 billion, with $2.2 billion ...

Mercer launches analytics, advisory tool for climate transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Mercer's experience in climate investing and strategic views," said Helga Birgden, global business leader, responsible investment, Mercer. "It's strategic and forward looking, and it gives a total portfolio view of risks and opportunities that ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... There are multiple benefits to taking a collaborative approach at an industry level, said Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist, First Sentier Investors, one of the fund managers in the coalition. "Obviously, as investors, as with other industries ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Ceres, Investor Group on Climate Change, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, and Principles for Responsible Investment, have called on the United States to rejoin the Paris Agreement. "[A]ll signatories to the Agreement must fulfill their ...

Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... with a limited number of advisers who have mission-driven clients, noted Jeremy Dean, head of Regnan and responsible investment distribution at Pendal Group. This is the first strategy launched under the Regnan brand, which is wholly owned by Pendal. ...

ESG ETP market continues to grow: Zenith

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... know, everybody has slightly different takes on what attracts them to a sustainable product." Zenith has a responsible investment framework, which categorises all funds with a current Zenith investment grade rating into one of five tiers. The five tiers ...

Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... well as her role with IIG, she is an active member of the Impact Investment Forum, an initiative of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. "Amanda has been an astounding ambassador for IIG and the whole impact investing industry," said ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... strategy at BetaShares. "There's also an additional layer of oversight, in the form of the BetaShares Responsible Investment Committee, which can exclude a company exposed to significant ESG-related reputational risk or controversy, if the committee ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... important first step, as I think it will be for many companies that have yet to report," said Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist, FSI. "That aligns with a lot of the conversations we've been having with the companies we invest in - they're ...