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New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... their business. According to Ann Byrne, chief executive officer of ACSI, 15% of ASX 200 companies currently report no ESG risk, while 53%'s reporting is rated as 'basic', which often constitutes occupational health and safety risk only. Construction ...

ESG failings impacting super investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... seriously, said the ACSI. "The issue is that super funds want their investment managers in their investment models to include ESG risk, at the moment that is difficult for these managers as companies aren't disclosing," ACSI chief executive, Ann Byrne ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Institutional investors and fund managers can use a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings data service from global index provider FTSE Group to identify eligible companies for investment. The FTSE4Good ESG ratings product, launched this ...

LGS and VFMC join 'green' property movement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Local Government Super (LGS) and Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) join a global energy efficiency of property portfolio benchmarking foundation. The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assesses the environmental performance ...

LGS appoints managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed a new risk manager and created a new 'sustainability manager' role. The super fund has appointed former Commonwealth Bank of Australia compliance expert Hannah Deukmejian as risk manager where she will be responsible ...

RIAA unveils investment academy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
The Responsible Investment Academy will launch its first suite of programs at the seventh international responsible investment conference in Sydney next month. The Responsible Investment Academy, backed by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia ...

CFSGAM studies infrastructure ESG risk

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management's (CFSGAM) direct infrastructure team has gone back to school to integrate responsible investment principles (PRI) into their process. The fund manager hired Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to develop ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Eight super funds, including AustralianSuper, are spearheading the move to better assess climate change risks on long-term returns, but the industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey ...

Christian Super invests $50m in fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... said. "From an investment viewpoint, the strategy delivers enhanced analysis of fixed interest securities by considering ESG risk factors that traditional bond assessment may overlook."

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... executive of ACSI. "This is done by presenting practical solutions for establishing a policy framework and integrating ESG risk management across the entire investment chain." The revised guidelines provide recommendations which are of direct relevance ...