Socially Responsible Investment: A Review of Recent Developments in Australia

A. Siddiqui, D. Marinova, A. Hossain
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Growing awareness about sustainability among consumers and investors is rapidly changing the investment management practices in Australia. Until 2000, the size of fund under management in socially responsible investment (SRI) portfolios was less than $1 billion which by the end of 2012 totaled as $152 billion. About 80% of the top fund managers by now has been the signatories of the UNPRI bringing responsible investment issues to the mainstream. The growth of sustainable and responsible investment has been driven by both public and private sector. ASX has revised the corporate governance code 7.4 (March 2014) to assure that listed companies provide due attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Private investors (retail and institutional) are also diverting more funds to sustainability focused portfolios. The combined public and private initiatives have been quickly unfolding a new reality for the fund industry. However, there are significant differences in terms of approaches to sustainable investments It is often difficult to compare among different segments of responsible investment market as well their impacts on environment and society. This paper analyse the key trends in responsible investments in Australia and critically evaluate the challenges and opportunities ahead.
社会责任投资:澳大利亚近期发展回顾
消费者和投资者对可持续发展的意识日益增强,正在迅速改变澳大利亚的投资管理实践。直到2000年,社会责任投资(SRI)投资组合管理的资金规模不到10亿美元,到2012年底总计为1520亿美元。到目前为止,大约80%的顶级基金经理已经签署了UNPRI,使负责任的投资问题成为主流。公共和私营部门共同推动了可持续和负责任投资的增长。ASX修订了公司治理准则7.4(2014年3月),以确保上市公司对环境、社会和治理(ESG)问题给予应有的关注。私人投资者(散户和机构投资者)也在将更多资金转向以可持续发展为重点的投资组合。公共和私人部门的联合行动,迅速为基金业展现了一个新的现实。然而,在可持续投资的方法方面存在显著差异,通常很难比较责任投资市场的不同部分及其对环境和社会的影响。本文分析了澳大利亚负责任投资的主要趋势,并批判性地评估了未来的挑战和机遇。
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