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PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... practices around ESG integration has meant that approaches have moved beyond exclusion lists and into incorporating of ESG data more widely, an evolution that adds weight to the engagement work that investors have done around corporate disclosures. "The ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... confirmed to The Sustainability Report. Developing a proprietary scoring system is designed to improve the quality of ESG data the fund manager uses for investment decisions, the spokesperson said, pointing to "factors like lack of standardisation, lack ...

Investing for positive environment impact, financial return: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... what has the company said about net zero, and how far away from that are they," she said. First Sentier incorporates ESG data throughout their investment process, which means that ESG data is an integral part of their Listed Infrastructure Fund as well ...

ESG data can augment low-volatility quant strategies: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... performance, of quality, to the equation, and this strategy does exactly that." Northern Trust Asset Management integrates MSCI ESG data into the quantitative strategy, and targets premium ESG scores compared to the benchmark, and the resulting portfolio ...

S&P Global to acquire ESG ratings business from RobecoSAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... 4,700 companies around the world based on ESG criteria that are both industry-specific and financially material. "The ESG data landscape is changing rapidly and data providers are evolving along with it. S&P Global is best positioned to maintain and ...

Fiduciary duty, regulatory environment top ESG push factors: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... top reasons. Top factors pulling investors away from adopting EST strategies include a lack of "reliable and consistent ESG data, followed by resourcing or cost issues associated with internal integration, infrastructure, knowledge-building and a lack ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... ESG considerations are part of their strategies to manage risk and long-term investment performance, and the quality of ESG data and analysis is improving, giving greater confidence of ESG in portfolio management. With the quality of data improving ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... supply chains, and ethics in the financial sector. The report also explores how investors could potentially integrate ESG data into three equity strategies - high conviction, enhanced passive and a thematic climate change approach. Sustainalytics identifies ...

Robeco on ESG integration, SDGs and impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... said. "On the fundamental side, you'd use ESG information to enhance bottom-up the information, for example." Integrating ESG data contributes positively to equity portfolio performance, Zandbergen said. The research data on whether ESG integration counts ...

Man Group launches proprietary ESG analytics tool for portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... allowing the tool to generate a holistic score for the sustainability profile and impact of a business. Datasets from three ESG data providers - Sustainalytics (ESG scoring and controversies data), MSCI (ESG scoring), and Trucost (environmental data) ...