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Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... in smaller companies, that don't always report the data. Even people like CDP and Trucost will be very open about data quality issues. So we're in the process of saying, this is where we're headed, but what are some individual steps along that way?"

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... right choices and installing the right equipment to reposition them to meet modern standards and become attractive to high quality tenants." EG will target bringing the properties to the equivalent of at least 4.5 stars under the National Australian ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental and social issues. "The ASX corporate governance guidelines have given a gentle push to companies to do better quality risk assessments for quite a number of years," Black said. "A robust materiality process is consistent with the approach ...

ASrIA launches private equity ESG initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... limited partners (LPs)," ASrIA said in a note explaining the launch of the initiative. "Meeting global LPs search for quality has become increasingly important for [general partners] GPs, particularly with regards to ESG. However, a better understanding ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... challenging it is." CFSGAM also reported on progress on their ESG information plan, which the firm said is designed to enhance "quality, relevance and timeliness" of ESG information. During 2014, the fund manager integrated Sustainalytics and GMI Ratings ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... markets is corporate governance risk." Northern Trust worked with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to develop a quality overlay that evaluates emerging market companies on their corporate governance. "Our initial thought was that the way the ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... "Engineered Equity" model to develop a similar fund product that will combine Northern Trusts's proprietary Northern Trust Quality and ESG factors. Australian superannuation funds are already querying Northern Trust about ESG mandates, Rebelo said. "From ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... company's model, said Iain Smale, Pangolin's managing director. "We created the company five years ago to fill a gap in quality, highly regarded sustainability services that could be accessed, not just by large companies, but by any organisation wishing ...

Mirvac integrates sustainability in "place-making" thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... agenda," Edwards said. "People are much more inclined to understand about their community and how that's going to impact the quality of their life." Within the research, Mirvac has discovered that stakeholders are also placing more value on "transition ...

AMP Capital to advise GII on renewable infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... financial relationship with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB). AMP Capital will assist GII in acquiring high quality renewable energy infrastructure in Japan, and will provide ongoing advice. "AMP Capital has been investing in infrastructure ...