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Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... corporates agreed or strongly agreed that engagement with investors on sustainability and ESG issues is beneficial for their company. More than half - 55% - of companies agreed or strongly agreed that a national carbon/energy policy will help them address ...

Governance key concern for AGM season: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... experienced and skilled to carry out their responsibilities, ensuring executive pay is not excessive and is aligned with the company's performance, and monitoring the costs of additional climate change disclosures against the potential benefits," he ...

PRI executive appointed to European Platform on Sustainable Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... worked as a senior consultant for Arthur Andersen and as a market analyst at Krone, a German-based telecommunications company, and as a corporate governance policy advisor to Senator Penny Wong. "This Sustainable Finance Platform will provide valuable ...

The intersection of conduct culture and company value

SUSHEELA PERES DA COSTA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... article was first written in 2018 Overview The ethical conduct, trustworthiness and 'social licence to operate' of a company matter to the community and consumers, especially in a post-GFC world. But what about shareholders? They want their investments ...

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... companies to articulate it to all the different stakeholders that they need to engage," she said." If you think about a company tying back to its purpose, that goes to how they're incorporating it into its corporate strategy. "I also think it's an important ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks

JOSHUA KENDALL  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Wirecard, the German payments company, filed for insolvency on 25 June 2020 after the group revealed over-indebtedness and reported incidences of fraud. Having issued an investment grade bond in September 2019 at a yield of around 0.5%, in less than ...

Head of sustainability salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... non-listed entities, $324,331 to $288,825. The sustainability specialty can require a varying set of skills, depending on the company, its sector, as well as other factors, Evans said. "Often that depends on the organisation, and it depends on where ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... perception of the importance of inequality, it's also that we feel that there's almost an inevitability to it, and if you as a company don't evolve from a shareholder focus towards a more stakeholder oriented focus, you'll be left behind by the investment ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... "glaring inadequacies." On the positive side, the report highlights the work of Wesfarmers on gender inequality, noting the company has targets in place for female executives and board members and a gender pay gap target of +/-5%. However, overall, ASX300 ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... credit ratings by Moody's and S&P. In Australia, the recent Juukan Gorge controversy added fuel to this concern: the mining company Rio Tinto that blew up a 46,000-year-old sacred indigenous site had been voted top mining company in corporate human rights ...