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Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... fail to manage their environmental and social impacts effectively, or that fail to adopt robust ethical policies and governance practices, risk suffering direct financial harm or damage to their reputations. I am of the strong opinion that a business' ...

Does it pay to worry about ESG factors in emerging markets?

ERNEST YEUNG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Emerging markets (EMs) have made great progress in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in recent years, with many companies today displaying ESG standards in line with global best practices. Yet, there remains a general ...

The Sustainability Report relaunched as FS Sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainability. FS Sustainability provides expert, in-depth news and analysis of how environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors are integrated into both retail and institutional investment, and corporate strategy across ASX listed companies. ...

The TCFD framework - What is it and how can it be applied to investment analysis?

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... this. The TCFD framework centres around four themes that represent core elements of how organisations operate, namely: governance strategy risk management and metrics and targets. To understand how the TCFD framework translates to corporate behaviour ...

Rethinking ethics and code of conduct training

ATTRACTA LAGAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
It seems everyone has experienced a code of conduct or business ethics training session that is unmemorable, generic and fails to resonate. The unintended consequence of such training is that it leaves employees jaded with management's intent, annoyed ...

ESG performance and cannabis

KELLIE JOHNSTON, ANDREA BREWER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The link between positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and economic growth is not new. However, the heightened focus by market participants on value creation through sustainability is new and being driven in part by global ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia), the real estate industry has a tremendous opportunity to lead the way on addressing key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and support a sustainable future. With access to the necessary technology and insights, along with the ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... founders can demonstrate resilient value generation because of an alignment to long-term return, but a focus on long-term governance at founder-led companies is not always correlated to environmental and social out-performance. As investment managers ...

CFA Institute developing disclosure standards for ESG products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
The CFA Institute is developing disclosure standards for investment products that have environmental, social and governance (ESG) features. Lisa Carroll, chief executive officer of the CFA Societies Australia The voluntary standard will primarily focus ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... growing areas of engagement overall, noted Nathan Parkin, investment director at Ethical Partners Funds Management. Governance is a long-established area of engagement, and environmental issues have also become entrenched areas of discussion, but social ...