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Westscheme tackles ESG with Regnan

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Climate change, energy use, good governance principles. Environmental, social and corporate governance issues (ESG) have become priorities of industry super fund Westscheme after appointing specialist advisor Regnan to help screen its investment options. ...

Emerging market funds to be rated on sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Emerging markets (EM) fund managers may soon have to incorporate better environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies into their investments if they wish to receive a high sustainability rating from the World Bank. IFC, the private sector division ...

MBP signs to UNPRI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... corporate governance issues into our decision-making process," said Kightley. Knightley claims that the firm had incorporated ESG into its business operations over a year ago, and the signing merely seals the firm's commitment to implement the UNPRI ...

Forum 'gets real' on ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... holding a one-day forum to ensure investment managers understand how to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment processes. Michael Walsh, Ethical Investor executive director, said while many Australian investment ...

Swiss sustainable FUM up 67 per cent

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... either negative screening, positive or best in class screening, proxy voting and using environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance analysis of the businesses. However the report stated it did not review how ESG issues are becoming a more popular ...

Future Fund to adopt ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The Federal Government's Future Fund has confirmed it will be looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as part of its investment strategies in 2008. The government-backed $59.6 billion fund was highlighted by Australian Conservation ...

CFS engages Innovest for ESG research

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... providers, Innovest Strategic Value Advisers, in the next phase of its ongoing integration of environment, social and governance (ESG) risk assessment into its investment processes. CFS GAM will utilise the results of Innovest's ESG research to deliver ...

HESTA appoints five

... Melbourne as the new investments analyst (PRI) to manage HESTA's PRI undertakings and environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives. His appointment comes on the tail of the fund being shortlisted in this year's Sustainability Awards organised ...

VicSuper wins Sustainability Super Fund award

... how the financial services industry was responding to the challenge of incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment climate. According to the award judges, VicSuper showed it was the leading superannuation fund ...

Corp super applies ESG screen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... Principles for Responsible Investment. The decision means the fund will use environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues in their investment analysis from now on. Angela Manning, chair of the fund, said adopting the UN PRI would enhance ...