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Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is calling on Australian superannuation funds and fund managers to sign a statement in support of a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. The statement will form part of PRI's submission ...

QSuper commits to ESG, creates new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... Sarasin & Partners. She also completed consultancy work with Willis Towers Watson and a research fellowship with the United Nations, contributing to a UN Environment Program report on fiduciary responsibility. A spokesperson for QSuper told Financial ...

Legg Mason subsidiary becomes PRI signatory

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
A wholly-owned Legg Mason subsidiary became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Brandywine Global Investment Management's commitment to the PRI was described by David Hoffman, Brandywine's global fixed income ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... discrimination on the basis of gender identity. "In 2015, the Federal Government made a voluntary commitment to the United Nations to remove exemptions for Australian state and territory laws from Australia's national anti-discrimination laws," Santow ...

NZSF gets top UN sustainability ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has given top marks to the NZ Super Fund. The sovereign wealth fund has received an A+ rating for responsible investment governance and strategy and either A or A+ ratings across all reported ...

Cbus signs new Paris ESG commitment

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... Investment's new Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties. The Principles of Responsible Investment, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative and The Generation Foundation launched the new statement in Paris last week, based ...

Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... forums around the world to discuss the links between ESG and creditworthiness. The PRI project has support from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inquiry and a committee of PRI signatories, which include some of the world's largest fixed ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... O'Sullivan's long tenure as a director of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), tireless promotion of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and active participation in the global P8 Group all left a profound ...

MSCI measures insto ESG exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... and environment," Lee said. The new framework aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations last September. The SDGs aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity worldwide via a series of targets to ...