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NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... individual companies for severe breaches of responsible investment standards, such as the UN Global Compact, "where engagement is unlikely to be, or has not been, effective due to the context of the company's operations or to a lack of responsiveness ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... and outlines a blueprint to mainstream sustainability in all that we do - through our investment processes, but also engagement with our staff, companies, policymakers and wider society. This is central to our firm's strategy and our ability to deliver ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Royal Commission on Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were all issues of ESG engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil has published their 2018 ESG Engagement Report, noting ...

Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... conviction. It's a 25 stock portfolio at the moment, managed with a five-year plus horizon, and the importance of that is engagement and impact and transparency right at the top." The strategy seeks to invest in companies around three broad themes - ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... corporate culture is a qualitative metric for analysis, it is possible to use quantitative measures such as employee engagement to augment the understanding of culture, Kelly noted. "We'll look at employee engagement, Glassdoor ratings, and keep an eye ...

Pendal Group takes total ownership of Regnan to bolster in-house capacity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Pendal Group, the co-founder of Regnan, will take total ownership of the governance research and engagement firm and bring the research team in-house. Richard Brandweiner, CEO, Pendal Group Pendal Group co-owned Regnan with Commonwealth Superannuation ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... and increase their calls for urgency and ambition and that's going to continue on the policy front and in terms of engagement with companies." This will happen around the world as well as in Australia. "There are a number of projects underway," Herd ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... of technology on the future of work. We're seeing government inquiries into in the future of education, we're seeing engagement by business on STEM education, these are all an indication that executives are getting it. The survey showed a dramatic increase ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance, Corporate & Investment Banking, Natixis. "As such, this partnership demonstrates, once again, our engagement to be very active in the shaping and development of Green & Sustainable finance markets through thought-leading and innovative ...

SASB Foundation appoints Marc Siegel to SASB Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... opportunity to serve on SASB and to bring my passion for improving corporate reporting. SASB's commitment to robust engagement with all members of the reporting landscape and due process have set the stage for major enhancements in the ongoing dialogue ...