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CFA launches ESG certificate in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Investing was developed by CFA Society of the United Kingdom in consultation with leading firms and is recognised by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). "We are seeing a real acceleration of interest in ESG investing - a major development ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions by 2050 or sooner. The initiative is endorsed by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign and supported by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). In addition to JANA and Frontier, other investment consultants include Barnett Waddingham ...

HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... responsibility for improving the sustainability of our global markets and economies," Blakey said. "HESTA is committed to the principles of active ownership and responsible investing, and I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the work of ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoint new head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... confident that under her oversight we will continue to be a leader in ESG." Maple-Brown Abbott is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) since 2008, and was awarded an A+ for its approach in 2020. Meanwhile, Natasha McKean ...

Royal Adelaide Hospital locks in $2bn social, green loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... non-clinical services at The Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH). The green loan was structured in accordance with Green Loan Principles and Social Loan Principles 2021 issued by the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and the Loan Syndications and Trading ...

ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... have learned that an approach that regulators and supervisors can take is one that based on the articulation of clear principles. This approach is consistent with the global direction, including the FMA's Disclosure Framework for Integrated Financial ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... targeted subsets of the population. For example, at Hejaz Asset Management, we use a social screen to ensure Sharia-law (principles of the Islamic faith) compliance for Muslim customers. Many Australians may not necessarily want or need this, but for ...

Investors outline roadmap for mandatory climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... bring mandatory financial disclosure of climate change risks to Australia by the end of four years. IGCC, CDP and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have issued a roadmap, Confusion to clarity: A plan for mandatory TCFD-aligned disclosure ...

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
When Fiona Reynolds arrived in London nearly nine years ago to start in her new role as CEO of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), she still had to explain in presentations that ESG wasn't merely a "tree-hugging side issue," ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... responsible investment approach is aligned with the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, to which IFM has been a signatory since 2008. In its 2020 responsible investment report, IFM reported ...