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ESG performance and cannabis

KELLIE JOHNSTON, ANDREA BREWER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... in Canada use ESG principles as part of their investment approach. Assets in Canada being managed using responsible investment strategies increased from CAD$1.5 trillion for the year end 2015 to CAD$2.1 trillion for the year end 2017. In 2018, 97% of ...

Northern Trust expands ESG Insights risk analytics suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... support alignment to sustainable investment frameworks, such as those of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). This release has been designed to align with the reporting recommendations of the Taskforce for Climate-related ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... ACFID, World Vision, Global Impact Initiative, The Governance Institute of Australia, Clifford Chance, the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI). The letter was co-ordinated ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas has issued $140 million in equity-linked green bonds based on a forward-looking climate index of ASX-listed companies. Mike Watanabe, managing director, head of equity derivatives, Australia The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), First ...

Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... is also a global leader and pioneer in the impact investing community, and the fund is a member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), and the membership of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Investors' Council. The fund ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund First State Super announced its Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan, Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super, pointed to the AGL announcement and noted that they are looking for clear signals from companies ...

ESG ETP assets under management triple in last three years: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... that all ETF products in the sector use negative screening processes. The Russell Investments Australian Responsible Investment ETF (RARI) has evolved its screening process through its five year history, said James Harwood, senior portfolio manager ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... from thermal coal miners as part of a Climate Change Portfolio Transition Plan. Liza McDonald, head of responsible investment at First State Super. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the $120 billion industry super fund has announced ...

Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Global carbon emissions could fall by more than 5% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it would take a COVID-19-like event every year until 2050 to limit global warming to 1.5c in temperature rise, according AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Lise ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... biodiversity reserve project in Indonesia, and a wind power project in Rajasthan, India, said Moya Yip, head of responsible investment, LGS. "These projects reflect our local and global outlook and they generate environmental, social and economic co-benefits," ...