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ASX200 hits 30% target for women on boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Women now comprise 30% of ASX200 board positions for the first time, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). In April 2015, AICD set a voluntary target for 30% of board seats to be filled by women by the end of 2018. At the ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... we'll work with the local university to sponsor an entire course, with the goal of creating jobs, not just the parent company, but in the supply chain.... It's unquestionably the right thing to do, and if you have a position of responsibility, it's your ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Zurich lead on divestment. Their policies exclude both coal and tar sands projects and, in the case of SCOR and Zurich, any company that plans new coal projects. Legal & General leads on other aspects of climate leadership the report said. Aviva, Zurich ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... retire from his role early, and risk and compliance committee chairman Ewen Crouch will depart at the 12 December AGM. The company is facing a second strike against its remuneration report at the AGM, and if 25% of shareholders vote against the report ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... retire from his role early, and risk and compliance committee chairman Ewen Crouch will depart at the 12 December AGM. The company is facing a second strike against its remuneration report at the AGM, and if 25% of shareholders vote against the report ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... according to Damian Cottier, portfolio manager. Perennial notes that last year, their nine-person team conducted 1185 ex-100 company visits both nationally and internationally, and Cottier said direct engagement is a particularly useful tool for assessing ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Modern Slavery Act as a means to widen the discussion to other labour and human rights violations. "When we engage with a company at Ausbil, we often use that mantra - if you are looking at modern slavery risk, why not take a broader view," said Mans ...

S&P Global to acquire ESG ratings business from RobecoSAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... based on customer demand, 2019 also marks the twentieth anniversary of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The Company also actively participates in the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Accounting for Sustainability ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... expert in innovative blended finance mandates. "BlueOrchard's Singapore office plays a key role in our effort to grow the company's presence in the APAC region," said Pierrick Balmain, head of APAC business development at BlueOrchard. "From this critical ...

ESG standards improving in emerging markets: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... potential to uncover mispriced stocks and make an investment, Surenkok said. In directly engaging with companies, if a company is able to demonstrate that past incidents around ESG themes have not continued, the result can be a conviction call, she added. ...