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CGI Glass Lewis makes appointments for Australia, APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... customers," said John Wieck, Glass Lewis chief operating officer. Daniel Smith, CGI's former general manager, left the company on 1 February, CGI said. "We are excited for them to build upon Dan's significant contributions from his long tenure at CGI ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... members from the perceived financial risks of fossil fuel companies, but it then limits a fund's ability to influence the company towards acting to reduce emissions in the real economy as an active owner. Of the superannuation funds that announced divestment ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... director operations copper and diamonds, will join the executive committee as minerals chief executive. As COO, Soirat drive company-wide improvements in the Rio Tinto production system during a fixed 18-month term. The product groups will continue to ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... 100+ noting it accounts for around 2.5% of global carbon dioxides from fossil fuel use. Qantas is the only Australian company to appear in the aviation sector strategy, and it is an existing part of the Climate Action 100+ engagement target list. The ...

ESG-inclusive commodities set to grow: Xpansiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... instruments to meet. From November 2019 to November 2020, trading on its platform grew by more than 172%, according to the company. "Markets are tracking net zero commitments," Madden said. "You have a commitment, how are you going to meet it? It's ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... in the energy sector. Fink's letter also noted that stakeholder connections drive returns, meaning that the more that a company can link its purpose and strategy to delivering value to stakeholders - customers, employees and communities - the more it ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... economy is embedded in most of those categories. "Take, for example, apparel manufacturing," Mascotto said. "Let's say a company has a lot of exposure to carbon emissions, toxic byproducts, labour concerns, raw material sourcing issues and other issues. ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... target, is there a strong enough disincentive to prevent that. Should issuers be more aggressive on the penalties? "As a company coming to market with the bond, you need to have in place a sustainability strategy. Arguably, transition bonds should be ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... transport, airlines, and chemicals. The pathway scenarios that Robeco develops for the key sectors will be used to benchmark company action, and will feed through to financial models as well, Peppelenbos said. "One fundamental starting point of investments ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... balanced by consideration of other groups including employees, customers, and the community and economy at large. The way a company is run and how it conducts itself does have bearing on its ability to generate long-term capital. A 2018 report by Regnan ...