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Analyst views on ESG swing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... surveyed said most companies they cover were stepping up their ESG efforts, 39% said only a minority of companies had ESG issues on their radar and 29% responded when asked if ESG was on the corporate agenda "no, not really". In 2020 the proportion of ...

VicSuper PM jumps for industry fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... years' experience as a responsible investment and sustainability professional, combining technical expertise in ESG issues; a commercially minded approach to implementation; and strong engagement and communication skills," he said. The VicSuper spokesperson ...

SSGA to scrutinise ASX 100 directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... season, State Street Global Advisors will take action against board members of ASX 100 companies it feels are lagging on ESG issues. SSGA chief executive Cyrus Taraporevala has written to board members to outline the manager's new approach to proxy voting. ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... championed the words of environmental activist Greta Thunberg and urged other investment firms to put climate concerns and ESG issues at the forefront of their investment decisions. "The coronavirus is the number one threat to financial markets currently ...

ESG scores may be inflated: Eaton Vance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... tend to operate in more volatile segments of the capital markets," it said. "For these companies, identifying material ESG issues in a scalable way can be a challenge."

Industry fund for coal miners on ESG journey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
Mine Super, the $11 billion industry fund for the coal mining industry, has clarified its position on a number of ESG issues. Vasyl Nair is the chief risk officer for Mine Super, he recently spoke at a panel on ESG issues at the annual Investment Performance ...

First Sentier bolsters responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... benefit of clients. "This approach is rigorously informed by over a decade of experience in striving to understand how ESG issues impact long-term investment returns," he said.

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... following the Royal Commission. Commenting on the new guidelines - which include an increased emphasis on incorporating ESG issues into risk frameworks - ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson went a step further than the APRA chair, declaring governance ...

Bloomberg launches equity benchmarks

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... score reflects the performance of a company's business operations and governance as it relates to financially material ESG issues. Head of ESG investments and asset stewardship for State Street Global Advisors Rakhi Kumar said the group developed R-Factor ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... consider the long-term potential of an investment which should then require less portfolio turnover," Stewart said. 'ESG issues such a diversity, workplace culture, governance and the impact of climate change can pose very real long-term risks to ...