SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics, today announced it has opened an office in Sydney, Australia. The new location expands Sustainalytics’ global footprint and enables the firm to better serve its investment management and pension fund clients in the highly dynamic Australian market.
"Our Australian clients are very advanced in the way in which they incorporate ESG risks into their investment processes and in the way they hold companies accountable for their corporate governance practices,” said Sustainalytics’ CEO Michael Jantzi. “Given that the region continues to experience significant growth with more investors integrating ESG factors into their investment strategies, we believe building a long-lasting, on the ground market presence is instrumental to the way in which we support our current and future clients in Australia and New Zealand.”
“Having worked with many members of the Sustainalytics’ team worldwide, we welcome their presence in Australia and look forward to engaging with their team here in Sydney,” said Pablo Berrutti, Head of Responsible Investment Asia Pacific at Colonial First State Global Asset Management.
For more than 20 years, Sustainalytics has been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of investors. Today, the firm supports hundreds of the world’s leading asset owners and investment managers who incorporate ESG and corporate governance factors into their investment processes.
Sustainalytics’ ESG and corporate governance research covers more than 4500 companies globally and its Controversies Research highlights ESG risk across a worldwide universe of more than 10,000 companies.
"I believe Sustainalytics global ESG and corporate governance research offerings can successfully support investment strategies of Australian investors and broaden the use of these factors within the area of portfolio risk management,” said Catalina Secreteanu, Head of Australia for Sustainalytics. “We look forward to contributing to the ESG dialogue and to working even more closely with our clients here in the months and years to come.”
For additional information about Sustainalytics, visit www.sustainalytics.com.
About Sustainalytics
Sustainalytics is an independent ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analysis firm supporting investors around the world with the development and implementation of responsible investment strategies. With 14 offices globally, Sustainalytics partners with institutional investors who integrate environmental, social and governance information and assessments into their investment processes. Today, the firm has 250 staff members, including more than 120 analysts with varied multidisciplinary expertise of more than 40 sectors. Through the IRRI survey, investors selected Sustainalytics as the best independent responsible investment research firm for three consecutive years, 2012 through 2014 and in 2015, Sustainalytics was named among the top three firms for both ESG and Corporate Governance research. For more information, visit www.sustainalytics.com.