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Joy Palmer Foundation established to promote ESG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
Statewide Super has established a foundation in honour of former trustee and chairperson Joy Palmer that will support young people within the superannuation industry interested in promoting sustainability and governance. Joy Palmer was a well-known ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... labelled as sustainable investment, with the remainder reflecting mainstream institutional funds committed to integrating ESG within core investment processes. Helga Birgden, Mercer head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific, called sustainable investment ...

ESG dogged by poor metrics: McKinsey

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Market turmoil might have turned investors' attentions towards considering ESG factors, but not all factors are considered equally important. A study by the McKinsey global consulting group found that governance factors are now very important but environmental ...

Power to the people: Hermes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... engage more effectively as shareholders. It also helped establish Regnan, an Australian environmental, social and governance (ESG) specialist firm. HEOS currently has more than $110 billion worth of assets under advice. Melvin said the firm's role is ...

UniSuper wins Investment Stewardship award

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... Principles of Responsible Investment - of which UniSuper was an early signatory. The fund also recently signed up to participate in ESG Research Australia, a new program to encourage research that takes into account the impact of ESG issues on investments ...

UniSuper stands up for ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... VicSuper - now the $21 billion UniSuper has taken up the environmental, social and governance crusade when it recently joined ESG Research Australia. UniSuper is the latest participant of ESG Research Australia, a new program to encourage research that ...

RiskMetrics buys Innovest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... trillion in assets under management and specialises in analysing companies' performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. This acquisition means more than 50 ESG researchers will be added to RiskMetrics' business. "Innovest is one ...

Carthona endorses UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... sectors, regions, asset classes and through time," said Blomfield. Carthona's endorsement means that the firm will incorporate ESG issues into investment analysis and address them in investment policy statements. The firm will also be active owners and ...

PE group adopts ESG

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... director, said the group started talking to the private equity sector about adopting environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues similar to the UN PRI a year ago. He said PEC's commitment is a major step in the group's efforts to boost ESG issues ...

Regnan adds to governance team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) specialist, Regnan has appointed former CGI Glass Lewis executive, Pru Bennett as head of the firm's governance division. Prior to the appointment, Bennett spent 12 years at research firm CGI Glass Lewis. Regnan ...