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Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Property Group recently achieved a FY19 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) score of 86/100, including a governance score of 91/100, and a rating of AA (on a scale of AAA-CCC) in the 2019 MSCI ESG Ratings assessment, classifying it as ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... accessibility for the one in five people who have a disability across its managed assets; - and implement improved supply chain governance and work with partners to identify and address ESG-related supply chain risks such as modern slavery and materials ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) data is increasingly being integrated into quantitative investing strategies, and with depth and breadth of data increasing each year, quantitative managers are exploring whether ESG is a separate ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... The fund "gives investors access to a stock-driven global portfolio that combines the best elements of stewardship, governance, and specialist regional expertise to invest in responsible growth businesses," according to CFS. "We believe good governance ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian listed equities benchmark has slightly less unmanaged environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk than benchmarks in the US, UK and Canada, with the exception of the Australian materials sector, which has relatively more risk than ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... said Ulrich Volz, founding director of the SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS University of London. "Financial governance can be only part of a broader public policy response to addressing the climate crisis, however its role cannot be overstated. ...

GSSB seeks new business enterprise member for governance body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the governance body for the GRI Standards, is looking for a new member representing business enterprises. GSSB is seeking a person "of high integrity from the private sector, with in-depth knowledge ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... considered against total issuance size of bonds. Purdie emphasised that Aviva Investors integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into its investment process throughout the firm, including in credit decisions, meaning that ...

ACSI issues updated Governance Guidelines for ASX300 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has updated its Governance Guidelines, reflecting the impact of the Banking and Financial Services Royal Commission and stressing the need to incorporate environmental, social and governance ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainability leader ASIC this week released Director and officer oversight of non financial risk, published by the Corporate Governance Taskforce. In the report, ASIC urges companies to apply a "greater focus and sense of urgency to the oversight and ...