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Showing 11 - 20 of 108 results for "United Nations Principles"

Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... sustainable investment options to members in the way that some funds do. However, the fund is a member of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and says it is strengthening efforts to measure, monitor and report on climate-related ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... big four banks, Unilever and JD.com as well as its voting record. But HESTA has just been named in the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing Leadership Group and in September was named by the Department of Environment and Energy as Carbon ...

Impact investing under threat

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... whose business isn't aimed at addressing a clear environmental or social problem, as outlined in the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing Sustainable Development Goals, he says. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer ...

Super fund launches new options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... introduced new ethical options for its 27,000 members. Christian Super, which is a founding signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, has launched two new options: Ethical Growth Plus and Ethical Index Shares. Ethical Growth ...

ESG options outperform in the short term: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... The analysis also found that Australia is one of the most active ESG supporters in terms of adopting United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) principles. Australia is ranked fourth across the world with 141 signatories: 95 investment ...

Prime Value recruits former super fund chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... includes serving on Macquarie Cleantech Fund's advisory committee, and the Australian Committee of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment. Murphy is currently a director and secretary of the Responsible Investment Association of ...

Legg Mason affiliate divests tobacco, cluster bombs

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Sowerby added. Sowerby also noted that eight of Legg Masons' nine affiliates are signatories to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing. The new ESG commitment follows Legg Mason entering into a long-term strategic partnership with BetaShares ...

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 ...

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 ...

BMO to manage ESG for $53bn NZ funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2015
... investment returns. "Company engagement is central to our stewardship of the fund and our commitment to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. The NZ Super Fund has grown significantly in recent years and the additional resource and ...