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GBST launches ESG ratings tool
GBST has partnered with Corporate Analysis Enhanced Responsibility (CAER) to launch a quantitative tool to assist superannuation funds and fund managers in managing risk around environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
The product provides a set of 12 ESG factors that superannuation funds and fund managers can incorporate into their investment strategy.
According to GBST quantitative data services' Kathy Taylor-Hofmann, the Australian super industry is becoming increasingly conscious of incorporating ESG principles into their investment processes.
As well as providing access to current ESG and human rights-related information, the offering can also identify ASX300 companies that may not meet the ESG principles, allowing fund managers to avoid such companies in the portfolio construction phase.
"Its (the product's) use will not be limited to socially responsible investment portfolios but mainstream equity funds too," CAER chief executive Duncan Paterson said.
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