Pandemic highlights need for engagement says Calvert

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For socially responsible investors, engagements have never been more vital than they are right now. This was highlighted by John Wilson, Director of Corporate Engagement at Calvert, an Eaton Vance

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AXA IM launches new ESG framework

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In response to global client demand, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has developed a new framework for analysing countries according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and reveals two

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Corporate Governance 2012 mid year report

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The sustainability of company business models and profit growth can be affected by a wide range of environmental, social and governance issues (ESG). For precisely this reason AMP Capital searches

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Big name Research Award winners show ESG emerging from its niche

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ESG ‘box-ticking’ no longer makes the grade, say judges, as Citi, Goldman Sachs, take out awards High calibre entries from some of the country’s biggest broking and other financial services

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Corporate governance focus on the power of Proxy Advisers

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The global proxy advisory industry has evolved considerably over the last 25 years, with proxy advisers growing in influence and many are increasingly questioning their mounting power in setting the

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Principal Global Investors Becomes a Signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

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Principal Global Investors announces it has become a signatory for the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Principal Global Investors is a diversified asset management organization with world class

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ESG Research Australia unveils 2011 best practice equity research awards as 50th member signs up

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ESG Research Australia (ESG RA) today opened nominations for its second annual research awards, to be held in March 2011. The awards reward excellence in research by Australia’s broking community

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Investing responsibly

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Investors like to make money and for many years, the companies yielding the best returns may not have always been responsible corporate citizens. History is littered with shining examples of

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Lonsec releases Australian and Global Equity Responsible Investment sector review

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Lonsec’s annual Review of Responsible Investment Funds covered seven Australian equity and three global equity funds. Lonsec awarded its premier ‘Highly Recommended’ rating to two Australian Equity Funds – BT

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AMP Capital takes leading position on ESG considerations

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AMP Capital Investors is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Kirkman to the new senior role of Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), as it looks to implement

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