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QIC appoints ESG manager

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... corporate ESG manager. Grant will be in charge of the development, implementation, measurement and reporting of QIC's environmental, social and governance integration at an organisation-wide level. "We believe that the effective incorporation of ESG ...

Statewide recruits Michalakis and Ridding

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... Statewide's internal operations. As an ambassador for the Al Gore Climate Change Project, she will also help ensure that environmental, social and economic factors are encouraged throughout the investment portfolio. Suzanne has over 20 years financial ...

Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... Christena Singh, report author, said Australians' beliefs and actions are not in sync. "While climate change is the environmental issue of most concern, more than 50 per cent said they were not prepared to pay more for energy under a proposed National ...

Broken hearts from empty pockets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
Forget environmental or social concerns. A new study found that the uncertain economic climate is the single largest negative influence on the average Australian's sense of wellbeing. According to the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Index - which ...

TOWER Investments signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the principles means TOWER Investments will integrate environmental, social and governance principles into its investment decisions and strategy. The firm enlisted Mercer Consulting to implement ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Aon Consulting Worldwide has taken a serious stance in managing environmental, social and governance issues by becoming a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the PRI will formalise Aon's use of the ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... will create a library which will comprise of a number of internationally recognised research reports on integrating environmental, social and governance into financial reports and other sustainability issues. Gibbs said the academy's curriculum would ...

ESG assets made clear: JPMorgan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... assets via JPMorgan's ESG-friendly screen. Unveiled three months ago in Europe, JPMorgan has developed a post-trade environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible ...

Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... by 37 per cent since the start of the year. These figures suggest mainstream investors are taking climate change, environmental social and governance (ESG) factors more seriously since the global credit crisis. "I think the increasing support for the ...

Carbon schemes full of hot air

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... what's missing," he said. In other words, if the schemes are not economically sustainable, they won't solve long-term environmental issues. As an alternative, McKibbin suggests a carbon policy similar to the government's monetary policy where a combination ...