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Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... through the lens of ESG investing and specifically the utility of anchoring strategies in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "Where do we sit now," McDonald said. "It's a bit hard to pinpoint.... In our own modelling, we like to wait a quarter or ...

Impact Investment Partners on Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... of social impact," Croker said. "We've developed that over many years now. They're aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals and in Australia to the Closing the Gap targets, but even with those we've found it requires a lot of effort and interpretation ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... of investors in the Asia Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new BNP Paribas survey. Madhu Gayer, investment analytics and sustainability manager, BNP Paribas Securities ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... introducing additional targets over time - with appropriate links to one of the 3Es and specific UN Sustainable Development Goals. "As an asset manager, we have the potential to help influence the world around us and adopt the role of 'future maker,'" ...

Alphinity Investment Management launches SDG-linked equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Management has launched the Alphinity Sustainable Share Fund (SSF), which "seeks to address the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda in its investment." Bruce Smith, principal and portfolio manager of the Alphininty SSF The Alphinity SSF ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... within the 10 impact focus areas that 8IP has outlined, each investment is cross-referenced to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the portfolio has covers 9 of the 17 goals.

VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... National Financial Literacy Strategy, and also provide a "meaningful and tangible link into the UN Sustainable Development Goals," VicSuper said. The aims of the FIAP Trailblazer program align with VicSuper's existing advice and communication services ...

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... program backed by the U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group to focus on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group have partnered to produce Unreasonable Goals, with the aim of "accelerating ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... companies in the MSCI World Index derive less of their revenue from activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than their peers in the rest of the index. The MSCI World Index contains 1,637 companies in developed markets, and 72 ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... companies in the MSCI World Index derive less of their revenue from activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than their peers in the rest of the index, according to MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI The ...