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Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
As companies in the financial services sector grapple with increasing diversity within their ranks as much as they focus on diversity in their invested companies, one global fund manager speaks to the steps it is taking to enhance their approach to ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The global meat supply chain carries risks including animal welfare, occupational health and safety and climate change, but companies around the world across the supply chain are enhancing their disclosures and practices. Global fund manager Robeco ...

Signs of a "greenium" in bond market: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
There is increasing signs of a "greenium" in public and private sector bond issuance. The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has released the latest Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market H2 2020 report. Analysis reveals that on average, both EUR and ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Increasing diversity in leadership teams requires companies to support women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds in applying for positions, and results in improved organisational decision making. In honour of International Women's Day ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's C-suite executives worry more about climate change as the top risk to growth, beating out COVID-19, according to EY. That puts Australian executives in a unique position over other global executives, which still view the pandemic as ...

Investment consultant creates head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading Australian investment consulting firm is recruiting to fill the newly created role of head of sustainability. JANA is currently in the process of hiring a head of sustainability to join its team and work with the responsible investment team ...

Mars Australia shifts to 100% renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Mars Australia will transition to using renewable electricity for its facilities as part of the company's global greenhouse gas emissions targets. Mars Australia is moving to 100% renewable energy at six factories and two offices in Australia, using ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has developed a carbon transition investment framework to identify and reduce climate risks in corporate bond portfolios. The framework has been developed to assist insurance and superannuation fund clients in particular ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations is a human challenge, but it also has implications on investors, companies and operations and supply chains. As rollout of the various vaccinations for COVID-19 begin to happen in countries around ...