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Gender Lens Investing – Keeps getting stronger and stronger

Gender Lens Investing (GLI) is a relatively new form of impact investing, gaining more interest in recent times from within asset...

Green Trees, Green Money, Green Buildings

Buildings with ‘Green’ credentials are financially a better investment (and have been so for some time). Global Brands want to lease...

"Big Oil" + Corp. Bonuses = Sustainability?

With about half of G20 members falling short of achieving their domestic targets set out in the Paris Agreement[1], major energy and...

ESG Reporting and ESG Corporate Integration, there is a difference.

It has been reported most companies in the S&P 500 meet the regulatory reporting requirements for Environmental, Social & Governance...

Australia, has your purchase fueled slavery?

After years of deliberation the Australian Modern Slavery bill was recently passed in Parliament to come in effect from January 1st....

Aussie Banks sign up to the latest SDG UN-endorsed programme

A series of global banks signed up to the latest United Nations-endorsed financial programme, designed to align the financial services...

Environmental, Social & Governance applied to corporates against commercial credit risks

Over the past five years discussion around the role of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in credit risk has become a sticking...

The importance of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors to current investment trends

When did ethical and sustainable investment strategy become a serious consideration for shareholders, investors and asset managers?...

Growing momentum of ESG Investments in Australia

Main Takeaways: ESG offers institutional investors such as super funds and global fund managers a product differentiator to take to...

Green Bonds and ESG: Emerging Synergies

With over $130 billion in Green bonds expected to be issued in 2017 alone, ESG reporting has become an essential investment tool for...

ESG, Investment Managers, and the Australian abnormality

I landed yesterday from a week in NYC meeting a range of fund & asset managers, environmental social & governance (ESG) reporting houses,...

Sustainable Future Group at COP23

A month ago I had the pleasure of attending COP23 conference in Bonn, Germany. COP23 is the twenty third annual UN Conference on Climate...

ESG WHY ESG responsibilities sit with Investor Relations

It’s a trend seen globally: investors are looking beyond financial statements for a more complete picture of how companies create...

The Nexus of ESG: improved financial performance and reduced material risks for the ASX

Blackrock, the largest global asset manager with over USD $6 Trillion in assets under management, mentions in their ESG whitepaper,...

ESG Funds Management ASX CGC’s Principles & Recommendations: Implications for Material ESG Reporting

Public consultation invited by the ASX Corporate Governance Council on their draft of Corporate Governance Principles & Recommendations...

Welcome RDA Property Group

The #ESGI Team are thrilled to sign the reputable Sydney based property development group #RDA_Property_Group. The ESGri team will be...