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Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... farmland manager community and make it easier for recipients of the information." The pilot program aims to achieve 13 principles: Sustainable Agriculture; Soil Health and Conservation; Protection of Water Resources; Protection of Crops; Energy Use ...

ESG adds performance boost to equity funds: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... positive screening; sustainability-themed investments; and impact investing. The ERIG Index also uses criteria from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). The ERIG Index currently rates over 600 fund strategies, or 2,000 APIR codes, a number ...

Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Established in 2004, Resolution Capital integrates ESG considerations into its investment process to align with the six Principles of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). The firm has been a UNPRI signatory since 2010. Resolution ...

Australian funds highlighted for climate action plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Change (AIGCC), CDP, Ceres, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, Principles for Responsible Investment and UNEP Finance Initiative. "I think the common thread to these case studies is showing leadership ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... frameworks and standards, it is critical for building trust in the market." On the supply side, New Forests outlined six principles- carbon credits should be real - representing a real emissions reduction, avoided emission or carbon removal; additional ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... globally recognised framework. At a governmental level, a number of goals (e.g. UN Sustainable Development Goals), principles (e.g. UN Principles for Responsible Investment, UN Global Compact) and targets (e.g. Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, New Zealand ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... - it's here for the next decade. "For people who want to make a bit of return on a contrarian viewpoint versus principles, you stick with them. If you go the longer-term bet, ESG is a stable thematic to keep with, and I think like any investment ...

Property manager buys nearly 100,000 carbon credits for offsetting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... indigenous carbon farming projects. "When we committed to being carbon neutral three years ago, we worked to set out two principles with our carbon credit purchases - they had to be ACCUs and they had to be connected to Indigenous communities," Maynard ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... norms-based screening, engagement, and allocating towards positive solutions. Investors can look beyond downside risk to the principles of stewardship to actively influence investee companies on these issues. This action allows investors to position ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... itself as the market leader as more and more investors show a preference for investments that are consistent with the principles of sustainability," Liddell said. "I'm looking forward to putting my experience and skills to work in serving BetaShares' ...