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Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
A greater number of ASX listed companies are providing more information around environmental, social and governance (ESG) material issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) advisory specialist Regnan held engagements with 54 companies during the 2019 financial year, and reported that 88% of those engagements demonstrated progress. Alison Ewings, engagement program manager, Regnan ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
High net worth (HNW) and ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals "do not deeply consider environmental, social or governance (ESG) issues in their investment decisions," according to the findings of the Crestone/CoreData 2019 State of Wealth Report. ...

Man Group launches proprietary ESG analytics tool for portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Man Group has launched a proprietary dashboard-style analytics tool for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Rob Furdak, co-chief investment officer, Man Numeric Man Group ESG Analytics will permit the fund manager's investment teams ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... purpose. Chris Newton, executive director responsible investment, IFM Investors, and Emma Pringle, head of customer governance and sustainability, BT Financial Group, co-chair this group. The coordinating working group is co-chaired by Michael Chen ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... broader interest of the economy," O'Connor said. Assets managed in accordance with responsible environmental, social and governance (ESG)_principles now represent 72 percent of New Zealand's total NZ$261.4 billion in AUM. By comparison, responsible investment ...

Fidelity International appoints Jenn-Hui Tan global head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... stewardship and sustainable investing, Fidelity International Tan was previously head of capital markets and corporate governance for Asia Pacific. In his new role, Tan will be responsible for providing external and internal leadership for Fidelity's ...

AIIB, Aberdeen Standard Investments form strategic partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and drive responsible investing in fixed income as well as "build a sustainable environmental, social and governance (ESG) ecosystem in emerging markets in Asia." As part of the partnership, ASI will manage the US$500 million AIIB Asia ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... has launched the Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series, which identifies companies with top environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance based on ISS ESG ratings. ISS ESG is the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services ...

Fidelity International develops proprietary sustainability ratings system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainability ratings system applicable to equity and fixed income assets. Jenn-Hui Tan, head of capital markets and corporate governance at Fidelity International. The system covers Fidelity's investment universe of over 3,000 issuers, and provides ...