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Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... systems, market forces and governments recognising the need to involve the real estate sector in order to meet their climate change objectives," LaSalle head of research and strategy, Asia-Pacific Elysia Tse said. "There could be early-mover advantage ...

Cbus chief executive wins FEAL award

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... Principles of Responsible Investment Council since 2009; is a member of the CEO Panel for the Investor Group on Climate Change; and is an AICD Investors Working Group member for the 30% Club, which campaigns for 30% of women on ASX 200 boards by the ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... vulnerable to legal action. "In our opinion, there is an inherent harmony between the financial effect associated with climate change risks and the cardinal requirement of a trustee to act in the best financial interests of beneficiary," the barristers ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Chief executive Stephen Rowe said Vision Super is a signatory of the Paris Agreement and takes the risks posed by climate change seriously. He added the team was established to manage climate risk in investments and push for the policy changes at a national ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... they face and articulate the steps they are taking to address them." Pressure to increase company reporting on climate change risk has intensified this year following the G20 Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ...

Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... institutional investors, has been a key driver of RI growth. "Global themes driving client demand in the RI market include climate change, gender equality, conflict risk, and impact measurements," she said. "These themes have led institutional investors ...

ESG mispriced by markets: CFSGAM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... CFSGAM investment professionals believed considering ESG led to better analyses, and that more than 70% believed climate change would have a "material impact on society." A further 70% believed companies would gain a competitive advantage by developing ...

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... also a statement from the board to the global marketplace that we will not tolerate the deleterious effects of climate change, regardless of the recent actions taken by the federal government," CalSTRS investment committee chair Harry Keiley said. "In ...

VicSuper launches ESG member option

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... launching a socially responsible investment option in response to extensive employer and member concerns about climate change, human rights violations and companies involved in potentially harmful activities. The new option follows on from VicSuper's ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... management, has condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Trump justified the withdrawal saying his administration was "putting American jobs first," adding: "Our government rushed ...