Mercer said it has been appointed by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney to tailor a new multi-manager fund focused on socially responsible investing (SRI).
 

AMP Capital has appointed Adam Kirkman to the new senior role of head of environment, social and governance (ESG).
 

Sustainable investment boutique SAM and index provider Dow Jones Indexes said they plan to deepen their 11-year-old collaboration, with Dow Jones taking over from STOXX as the partner for the SAM European Sustainability Indexes. A new Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index will be launched in September.
 

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) plans to hold a free community briefing on responsible investment – What’s your money up to? – as part of its conference in Sydney on 14 September. The briefing is sponsored by the City of Sydney.

A new global organisation has been announced that will survey the world’s largest superfunds and other asset owners on how they currently manage climate risk and opportunity but also how they plan to do so in the future. Set up as a separate not-for-profit organisation domiciled in Australia, the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) will launch in London in October at the offices of principal sponsor Baker & McKenzie.
 

Australia's first animal-friendly superfund began accepting applications on Tuesday. Ethical Money’s Cruelty Free Super has been designed for anyone wishing to screen for animal exploitation, such as intensive farming, the export of live animals and animal-testing, as well as broader ethical values including environment, human rights, armaments, and tobacco.
 

ESG researcher CAER (Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility) has become the first non-European organisation to achieve the Association of Independent Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility Research’s Voluntary Quality Standard (VQS).
 

Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM)has added Zurich-based RepRisk to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) data roster.