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VicSuper and HESTA champion ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
... yesterday unveilled ESG Research Australia - a new program to encourage research that takes into account the impact of ESG issues on investments. According to Robert Fowler, chief investment officer of HESTA, the project mirror's a similar international ...

PRI members push CSR movement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... UN Global Compact sends a strong signal to investors that companies are both alert to the business implications of ESG issues and taking active steps to incorporate them in their strategy and risk management." UN PRI signatory, the New Zealand Superannuation ...

ESG buck stops with super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... Goldman Sachs JBWere head of ESG research, said super funds could provide a catalyst role for a greater emphasis on ESG issues. "I think this would have the effect of signalling to the rest of the investment chain that this research is valued and fund ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... Fotheringham, managing director of Aon Consulting, is supportive of the move and calls it a "commitment" to tackle ESG issues. "It aligns Aon's consideration of ESG issues with a recognised global framework of institutional investors and with broader ...

Equator Principles still relevant: CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... "Importantly, investors who are signatories to standards such as UN PRI and the Equator Principles speak to us directly about ESG issues and have investments in Macquarie businesses."

UN PRI assets reach $15tr

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... so this year, according to the UN PRI report. However, overall the UN PRI's Principle 1 which involves incorporating ESG issues into a company's investment analysis and decision making was identified by signatories as the most difficult to implement. ...

UN PRI needs public reporting

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... necessarily do very much and go tick the box," said Sullivan. Overall, Sullivan said Australian firms were addressing ESG issues "reasonably well" but whether it became an essential part of every business model remained to be seen. "We all have a responsibility ...

Mercer zeroes in on ESG managers

... the first time, Australian asset owners will be able to obtain a comprehensive, whole of market insight into the ways ESG issues are being applied by mainstream investment managers in their investment research, analysis and decision making," said Helga ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... includes a set of "aspirational" principals developed by the United Nations to persuade financial intuitions to consider ESG issues in the investment process. Louise Davidson, IFM sustainability project manager, is responsible for implementing the principles ...

Westscheme tackles ESG with Regnan

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... style neutral enhanced index approach to managing Australian equities, which does not explicitly take into account ESG issues in its strategy. As a result, the fund decided to take matters into its own hands when it engaged Regnan on April 1 to provide ...