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CHRB launches human rights methodology, pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... ultimately be a competitive advantage," said Steve Waygood, chair of the CHRB Steering Committee and chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors. "At the moment, companies that are less accountable for their impacts on people are still able ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Investing Australia. "[In 2012 we] we extrapolated top down data from the available information on socially responsible investment and other sources and the trajectory globally on impact investment and from in the UK and the best we could say was what ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "For those of us in the sustainability movement, whether we're looking at corporate sustainability or responsible investment, have come to see that we need to engage with boards of directors," Sainty said. "Corporate sustainability movements need ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has, for the first time, certified three superannuation funds under its relaunched Responsible Investment Certification Program. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Australian Ethical Super, Christian ...

Sustainalytics opens Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... contribute to global research." Secreteanu moved to Australia from London, where she worked as a senior responsible investment adviser for Sustainalytics. Prior to joining the firm, she was program manager at the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other industry bodies. UNEP Finance Initiative, The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) ...

Impact investing key trend for 2016: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Impact investing will become a key trend in responsible investment, investors will continue to divest and engage with companies in carbon-intensive sectors, and emerging investment opportunities in climate change will become an investment theme in 2016 ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... according to research from Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). Will Oulton, head of responsible investment, CFSGAM Lorna Tweedie of CFSGAM and Jake Reynolds from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership conducted a survey ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Asset Management onto the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Steering Committee," said Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors and chair of the CHRB Steering Committee. "We are delighted that Nordea have decided to support ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... think the exciting thing is the growing convergence of people interested in corporate governed and the responsible investment field and the corporate reporting/corporate social responsibility work," said Rosemary Sainty, the founding Australian representative ...