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Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... specialists internally to set policies and look at internal investments." Despite the number of funds that have signed up to the UNPRI principles for responsible investments, not all of them have lived up to the commitments, MacPhee said. "There's a ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... through active ownership strategies and integration of ESG factor analysis into asset allocation. Towers Watson cites the UNPRI statistic that the total cost of those three externalities exceeded US$2.5tr in 2008. Universal Owners can manage ESG externalities ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Asset Management (CFSGAM) is a global asset management business with A$145.5bn in funds under management. A signatory to the UNPRI, CFSGAM integrates ESG analysis into all levels of its investment process. Here, Amanda McCluskey (AM), head of sustainability ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... progress in training staff for screening clients based on sensitive sector policies and reviewing investment portfolios against UNPRI guidelines, but also revealing that they are behind target on other areas. "We have made good progress on the targets ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability is the lack of appropriate metrics. This impacts on the investor side, with companies that are signatories to the UNPRI finding it difficult to incorporate ESG factors into their analysis because of a lack of robust analysis. "If you look ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Woodside Petroleum Ltd shareholders - including signatories to the UNPRI - have rejected a resolution that would have amended the corporate constitution to require disclosure of the company's assumptions of future carbon prices, oil prices, demand for ...
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