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High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... tilts, which range from +0.5% for the Technology industry to -0.2% for Consumer Goods, are based on the base weights of the FTSE Global All Cap Index."

Principles for Responsible Investment hire chief operating officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... working at Carnstone, de Graaf also worked as managing director and member of the board at Trucost, and spent five years at FTSE, first as managing director EMEA, then as managing director for public affairs. In the role as COO, de Graaf will have overall ...

London Stock Exchange joins Climate Bonds Partnership Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... global stock exchange to do so. LSEG incorporates a number of exchanges including London Stock Exchange, Borsa Italiana, FTSE Russell Indexes, MillenniumIT and LCH.Clearnet. "London Stock Exchange Group is a committed supporter of green financing and ...

FTSE Russell launches All-World ex Coal indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
FTSE Russell has launched the new FTSE All-World ex Coal index series omitting companies with exposures to coal or general mining companies with proved and probable coal reserves. The indexes FTSE methodology is based on the exclusion of companies whose ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... water program CDP recently published the Global Water Report 2014,which analyses disclosures from 174 companies listed on the FTSE Global 500. According to the report, 22% of responding companies said that water-related risks could limit business growth ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... companies in water- sensitive sectors to respond to its water questionnaire, but only 23 responded. By comparison, 60% of FTSE Global 500 Equity Index (Global 500) in water-sensitive sectors responded to CDP in 2013. "There was a low response rate from ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
CDP has expanded its partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS), meaning that FCS will have an expanded role in CDP's scoring programs and initiatives. FCS will be CDP's global sustainability business process outsourcing (BPO) partner with a three-year ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... management, according to the CDP Global Water Report 2013. The report is based on data given to CDP by 180 companies listed on the FTSE Global 500 Equity Index. Nearly three quarters - 70% - of companies said that water presents substantive risk to their ...

Inalytics, PIRC find corporate governance, share price link

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... companies with low governance risk performed well over time. Inalytics and PIRC examined the performance of 423 companies in the FTSE All-Share Index over the past two years, using PIRC's governance ratings, to test the theory that share price of companies ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... years, and compared results against the FSTE All World, a broad market benchmark. GC 100 rose 26.4% during past 1 year, while FTSE All World rose 22.1%, GC 100 rose 19.0% during past 2 years, against the FTSE All World's 17.7%, and both the GC 100 and ...