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ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... conduct culture reflects consumer expectations, that the physical assets of the company are being protected against climate change, that disruption in the workplace due to AI and technological advances and other such ESG risks are being managed. "Given ...

Pension fund becomes green lender

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... Board (CPPIB) described the issuance of green bonds as a logical next step in its investment-focused approach to climate change. CPPIB's senior managing director and global head of capital markets and factor investing, Poul Winslow said: "We are pleased ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... roles; the persisting global infrastructure gap - particularly in emerging markets - and threats to growth posed by climate change. "Climate change, gender inequality and the infrastructure gap are all significant global problems that need collective ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... policymakers. "Australian policymakers need to note that nearly half of our CEOs have pointed to environmental and climate change risks as serious threats to their organisations' growth prospects - this is appreciably more than their counterparts ...

Super fund launches renewable energy investment option

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... McKibben said. "This happened because ordinary people decided they didn't want their retirement funds fuelling climate change," he added. Future Super manages more than $350 million on behalf of 11,000 members has financed about 84,150 new solar panel ...

Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... companies that have low levels of material carbon risk. Morningstar global head of research Haywood Kelly said: "Climate change will pose great challenges to investors seeking to balance their desire for high returns with a commitment to achieving a ...

Pension funds must recognise stewardship licence: WTW

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... portfolio to have an impact on corporations in Japan - particularly on diversity but other subjects as well including climate change," Urwin said. Urwin's view comes via a WTW comparative study of the "top 15" pension and sovereign wealth funds which ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Institutional investors' growing interest in agribusiness is a boon for the sector. But experts warn the emerging subset of climate change-related risk could materially translate to financial risk if it's overlooked. According to Industry Super Australia ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... portfolios. Mercer global business leader in responsible investment Helga Birgden welcomed the appointments, citing climate change as an ESG risk Mercer was looking to address by leveraging the shared knowledge of the three hires. "We're excited to welcome ...

Westpac appoints new general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... acquisition finance, infrastructure and utilities, and energy and resources. He also serves as chair of Westpac Group's Climate Change Solutions Committee, driving the group's sustainability strategy and Climate Change Action Plan. Van Not will report ...