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Tobacco shares up in smoke

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
... The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has stripped its portfolio of $37.6 million worth of tobacco shares after an environmental, social and governance (ESG) review of the fund's investments. The tobacco stocks represented only 0.29 per cent of the fund's ...

ESG funds pip mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Funds that systematically factor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are achieving better returns and grew at twice the rate of their mainstream counterparts, according to a new report. The latest research from Responsible Investment ...

ACT govt funds adopt sustainable investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... across any State and Territory in Australia," he said. The UN Principles will require the Government to incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance considerations into their investment decision-making process. It will also require the ...

The $10 million sustainable punt

... is that if you deny yourself the sections of the investment universe due to non-traditional reasons such as ESG [environmental, social and governance] issues then you won't perform as well," said LGSS director Ian Robertson. "We took the view that sustainable ...

Comm Hotel property fund bags sustainability award

... its social initiatives. "It is refreshing to work with a hotel owner that is focused on being at the forefront of environmental best practices and who thoroughly investigates and is prepared to invest in new machinery and equipment for environmental ...

Gunns fuels CG debate

... but said in a statement that as a potential financier, their focus is on ensuring that any significant social and environmental issues posed by the mill have been identified and that those issues can and will be managed by the client. This means Gunns ...

Videoconferencing made Easynet

... reservation services, call management and assistance through telepresence staff 24 hours a day. "We all appreciate the environmental and cost benefits of reducing work-related travel, but the business community needs a life-like experience to replicate ...

Generation fund gets three-stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... philosophy includes sustainable investment principles that are moulded around the belief that economic, health, environmental, social and governance factors affect the long-term competitive advantage of a company and its ability to generate profits. ...

SRI funds beat the index

... global trends. "Formalisation of carbon markets offshore is leading to more significant capital flows linked to environmental issues, impacting companies with global operations. For example in 2006, the new European carbon market had $US 24 billion of ...

Green fund for the mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... based on how those companies will outperform the market five years out judging on a variety of economic, health, environmental, social and governance factors. Gore distinguishes the fund's approach to that of traditional ethical or socially responsible ...