The Case for Active Engagement Equities, ESG, Women in Finance ESG should not be applied as a blanket screen to simply weed out poorly rated companies, but should be managed actively, where engagement can lead the way to improvements and ultimately to a repricing of a company, Aberdeen Standard Investments says. Read More
PRI Enforces Minimum Requirements ESG The PRI has delisted five organisations, who after two years of engagement still did not make the minimum requirements for responsible investing and reporting. Read More
Vision Super Wants ESG Action Asset Owners, ESG Vision Super CIO Mike Wyrsch would like asset owners to take the lead on climate change and this means engagement needs to be about more than just conversations. Read More
ACC Impact Fund Sees Interest Asset Owners, ESG New Zealand’s ACC has seen broad interest from companies that would like to be considered for the new impact fund. Read More
Investing in the Energy Transition ESG, Innovation The transition to renewable energy has gained momentum in recent years as technologies have improved and public opinion has turned against coal. We speak with Aviva Investors to see how asset owners can capitalise on this trend. Read More
ESG Outside of Equities ESG, Women in Finance How do you integrate ESG outside of fundamental listed equities strategies? There is not always an easy answer, asset owners said at a recent PRI event. Read More
Aligning with SDGs Asset Owners, ESG AustralianSuper, APG, British Columbia Investment and PGGM talk to [i3] Insights about their plans for the newly launched SDI Asset Owner Platform. Read More
Governance Under COVID-19 ESG In a world where face-to-face meetings have been largely suspended, governance is more important than ever before, Roger Urwin says. Read More
A World at the Crossroads Editorial, ESG When we spoke to Nathan Fabian, Chief Responsible Investment Officer of the Principles for Responsible Investment, for the [i3] Podcast, he told us the world is at a crossroads. We could use the current economic malaise to set some climate change-related conditions to the broad stimulus packages and subsidies governments are providing to companies. Or […] Read More
