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Silk joins PRI advisory committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... Asset Owner Insight work. Asset Owner Insight has a focus "to deliver fresh insights on areas such as incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into selecting, appointing and monitoring managers and managing passive investment." ...

Good Super founders take the reins from MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... and social impact investing by creating shared value." Good Super approaches superannuation investments from an environmental, social and governance perspective; according to its statement, it "invests into funds, products and ventures that seek to tackle ...

Listed companies improve ESG approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... held a total of 168 formal meetings with 125 companies to discuss standards, behaviours and awareness of material environmental, social and governance investment risks. "Our objective is to achieve improvements in company policies and practices, creating ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is calling for default superannuation investments to include a base level of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. In its latest discussion paper RIAA has proposed MySuper products should have ...

Catholic Super chief addresses climate conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Catholic Super chief executive and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chair Frank Pegan said global investors are acting on climate by pressing policymakers, fund managers and companies on the issue. Presenting at the United Nations Climate Change ...

Global divesting institutions reach 500

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... divest from direct investments in coal companies as it evaluates ways to manage the endowment and promoting both environmental sustainability and socially responsible investing.

CFA launches ESG guide for investment professionals

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
CFA Institute has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) guide for investment professionals in response to growing interest from its membership. The 'Environmental social & governance issues in investments: A guide for investment professionals' ...

Responsible investment is not just divestment

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... information that underpins responsible investment - clarifying that "responsible" in this case doesn't just refer to environmental, social and governance concerns, but also the fiduciary duty long-term fund managers have to their investors. "The PRI ...

Investment under microscope at ASFA conference

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... Investment innovation: breaking the cookie-cutter mould - will look at how super funds are adopting more stringent environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment frameworks and how they search for ways to innovate in more traditional asset classes ...

HESTA chair on responsible investment board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... HESTA has more than 70% of total assets managed by external investment managers who've made formal commitments to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) incorporation either through ESG policy or becoming a signatory to the PRI. PRI board chair Martin ...