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CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... CARE Super chief executive, said signing the project would add an extra layer of investment analysis on top of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment ideals. "Given the increasing importance of climate change as an investor issue, the ...

Lehman Bros wins Japanese trading approval

... a carbon credit developed by carbon offset providers certified as being equivalent to one ton of CO2 under the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism defined by the Kyoto Protocol.

World bank names new chief economist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... Bourguignon in May, after he retired to become director of the Paris School of Economics. He previously held roles on the United Nations Millennium Task Force on Hunger, the Working Group, the Eminent Persons Group of the Asian Development Bank, the ...

Gray shifts to academia

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... "look around and try to do something different." "I'm looking at spending a bit of time working in places like the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), and doing some academic research," he said. Gray will embark on several academic ...

CFS engages Innovest for ESG research

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... assessment is an important step in the alignment of our investment processes with the principles outlined in the PRI (United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment). [And] the outcomes from Innovest's research are very much in line with the interests ...

Corp super applies ESG screen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... you will receive competitive returns and this will not be hindered by ESG integration," Lee said. Lee spoke at a United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative Global Roundtable last month.

Responsible investing gains momentum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... companies are positioning themselves for what the effects of climate change will be, he said. Reflecting this, the United Nations principles for responsible investing "is set up to be a collaborative relationship between asset owners and asset managers." ...

ACT govt funds adopt sustainable investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The ACT Government's $1.4 billion Superannuation Provision Account investment portfolio is set to adopt the United Nations (UN) Principles for Responsible Investment and implement a risk-based approach to its investment decisions, following recommendations ...

NZ Super Fund defends Myanmar investment

... framework that includes guidelines based on international conventions and relevant laws. These guidelines include the United Nations Global Compact principles as a key standard against which to monitor companies on human rights practices. The fund's ...

ESS Super to apply UN investment principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
... ESS Super has joined the ranks of mega super funds AustralianSuper, UniSuper and ARIA when it signed up to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment. ESS Super chief executive officer David Atkin said by signing up to the Principles they ...