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Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... improving their approaches to identifying, monitoring and ameliorating modern slavery, Turner said. "We note that every company and every supply chain is different and what is relevant to the apparel sector is different for the food and beverage sector," ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Woolworths Group has become the latest Australian company to pledge to power its entire operations with renewable electricity by 2025. Woolworths has joined the global RE100 initiative. It will build on its network of rooftop solar panels installed ...

Investing in the low-carbon transition: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... calculations of exactly how many tonnes of CO2-e need to be cut to be in compliance. "What you want to make sure is that the company is setting realistic but stretch goals, and the investors need to understand how you're getting to those goals, and ...

Understanding Impact Investment

MATTHEW TOMINC  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... strongly on environmental, social and governance metrics. This approach might see an investor buying the shares of a mining company that scores well com-pared to its peers in carbon emissions, employee safety metrics, or governance measures. What are ...

ESG factors continue to outperform: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... said. "It's also increasingly clear, and there are numerous examples in the market, that the risk of brand damage in a company from failing to pay attention to the S factor can be very damaging to the share price of the company, to the management ...

WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... board-level decision-making. The joint initiative between WBCSD and DNV GL, a global quality assurance and risk management company, will seek insights to better assess how boards can connect with stakeholders, and how those insights align with long-term ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's largest waste management company has released its first stand-alone sustainability report. Cleanaway's first separate sustainability report was the culmination of a process of engagement with shareholders as well as internal discussion ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... is in investing in the local economy," she said. "That may put Australian companies at a disadvantage compared to a US company, for instance. It's not priced into the market yet, and we believe that over the next 10 years, a lot of that will be priced ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... an additional layer of oversight, in the form of the BetaShares Responsible Investment Committee, which can exclude a company exposed to significant ESG-related reputational risk or controversy, if the committee considers that its inclusion would be ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... challenge year on year as we raise those issues in those parts of the world," Turner said. "You speak with any ASX200 company, they're going to be able to tell you where they're headed on modern slavery, but outside of Australia, that's a very different ...