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Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... features make negotiating global climate policy easier political terrain than in the past, no longer requiring very different parties to settle on a single solution." Within the US, the relationship between states and the federal government means that ...

Sustainalytics to augment Sydney office, launch Tokyo office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... market that obviously - with the superannuation schemes from the institutional side - is broad and deep, and you have different market segments with insurance and banks and different players across the spectrum. There is also a robust retail market which ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... "There is a strong case to be made that environmental and sustainability, while not uncorrelated with governance, is different," she said. "Governance is accounting standards, remuneration, and board tenure. Really what we had in mind with our relationship ...

DCA sets agenda for diversity and inclusion in 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... inclusion. Diversity refers to the mix of people in your organisation. Inclusion occurs when a diversity of people (i.e. from different ages, gender, cultural background etc.) can contribute their talents, skills and energies to the organisation. Improved ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... usual pool of male candidates. We have found the companies promoting gender diversity at board level benefit from the different perspectives women bring to the table, and this is why it is important for investors to focus on gender diversity."

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... the first year, said Vinita Godhino, general manager- advisory, at Good Shepherd Microfinance. "We've picked them from different sectors - industry, civil society, academia, government, to have a holistic response," Godhino said. "I think the power of ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... with fund managers who "are showing ambition and who see this as an opportunity to do something that takes a slightly different mindset to ESG," he said. "Not as a risk to be mitigated but an opportunity to make money. We want them to be ambitious and ...

Implementing impact investment across asset classes

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... embryotic market" but with an "extraordinary diversity of the social impact investment space." This diversity means that different managers can approach the sector in different ways. Kumar of SSGA spoke of measuring intentionality across portfolios ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... helping members to untangle the confusing demand signals in the marketplace. We hear from clients that they want something different. We've seen some really strong signals to that effect particularly in the NZ market with the KiwiSaver expose and the ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... divided into many smaller goals for the sake of achievability and comprehensiveness. The banks chose to focus on a few different goals, but some of the goals were cited by all three banks in their strategies. The first common goal is Goal 5 - Gender ...