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J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
J. P. Morgan Asset Management is developing a proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) scoring framework as part of a range of initiatives to enhance its investment stewardship process. Jennifer Wu, Global head of sustainable investing ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... risk, which outlines the context of evolution on climate risk disclosures and the drivers behind climate change risk reporting - regulatory activity, investor and community interest, as well as providing "practical assistance" for ASX-listed entities ...

Investing for positive environment impact, financial return: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Directing capital towards infrastructure companies that can have a positive environmental and social impact and as well as financial returns is the way to drive change, according to First Sentier Investments. Rebecca Myatt, portfolio manager for First ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
A landmark Social Impact Investing Taskforce is recommending that the commonwealth government take a "coordinated and long term" approach to guide its involvement in the social impact investing market. Kylie Charlton, managing director of Australian ...

Frasers Property Australia establishes Sustainable Finance Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Australia has established its first Sustainable Finance Framework, defining an entire portfolio of sustainable assets and designed to support sustainability-linked bonds and loans. Anthony Boyd, chief financial officer, Frasers Property ...

Green bond issuance could hit close to US$300 billion: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Insight Investment predicts issuance of green bonds could hit close to US$300 billion in 2020, and the global fund manager is continuing its call for increased transparency and a "clear demonstration of positive impact." Josh Kendall, senior ESG analyst ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australian small and mid-cap listed companies listed governance, diversity, safety and equality as their top three material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, as well as areas of future improvement, according to a survey conducted by ...

GSSB developing new GRI standard for agriculture and fishing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) is developing a new Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard for the agriculture and fishing sector. The GSSB, the independent body that sets the GRI standards, launched the Sector Program in 2019. ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change is a strategic risk to business, their employees and the communities in which they operate, and is also intertwined with human rights, according to Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA). Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director GCNA, the ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors will begin voting against board members of companies that are laggards on ESG performance. Benjamin Colton, head of asset stewardship, Asia Pacific, SSGA CEO Cyrus Taraporevala announced in his annual letter to corporate ...