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Showing 11 - 20 of 147 results for United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

Boutique expands investment team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... Abbott's overall ESG strategy, including guiding the firm on its obligations as a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment initiative.

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... year due to several controversies, made a re-entry. Twitter was ineligible for the index this year due to a low United Nations Global Compact Score. The non-binding UN score encourages businesses to adopt more sustainable and socially responsible practices. ...

Rest climate risk case goes to trial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 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 ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... divesting certain holdings is not an effective strategy, at the FSC summit. UniSuper is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and last year threw its weight behind the global Climate Action 100+, an investor initiative ...

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 ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... the UNPRI. The inaugural PRI Awards have been presented, highlighting individually excellent projects across the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment's signatory base. The only Australian fund to receive an award, First State ...

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 ...