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Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... pushing climate change up the investor agenda." Despite the strong increases in sustainable investment strategies in Asia, the total funds under management across the region are still relatively small. According to the Responsible Investment Association ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Wesfarmers has reported reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 4.1% in the 2014 financial year, increased supply chain transparency for its Kmart and Target divisions, and increased the number of women in senior roles to 29%, according to its sustainability ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... company's fortunes." The study found that non-executive directors in ASX101-200 companies tend to have a higher percentage of total personal equity. "Non-executive directors of ASX 101-200 companies (excluding founders), in aggregate, held shares valued ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental services across the business, with AU$4.0 billion had been made available by the end of March 2014, and a total of AU$8 billion lent by the end of the financial year. "What we've certainly found is that there's a real growth in green buildings ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... AXA IM's global Responsible Investment team began working with AXA Group to develop its impact investing approach, and a total of EUR200 Million of internal funds has been allocated to the strategy in 2014. The fund of fund approach focuses on sectors ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... responsible investment sector. RIAA has found that public demand for "core responsible investments" has increased to 2.3% of total assets under management, an increase from 1.6% TAUM last year. "Where we're seeing is 2.3% represents the best proxy for ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... companies across sectors, and CDP notes that deforestation related to those four commodities account for approximately 10-15% of total greenhouse gas emissions. The global forests report analyses responses from 152 companies from around the world, including ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated investment of more than AU$930 million dollars in projects with total value of over AU$3.2 billion in its first full year of investing. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... prevalent in institutional clients than other client segments. Institutional investors are also starting to see ESG from the total portfolio exposure perspective, and not just an area left to the asset manager as part of the mandate. "One of the things ...

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... The notes were priced at aEuro fixed rate coupon of 1.5 per cent which Stockland has swapped into Australian dollars at a total cost of BBSW +153 basis points, Stockland said in an announcement. The notes will be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange ...