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Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... what a business is selling, and our analysis of companies is focused on understanding the ESG characteristics of that company to understand the quality of the business." WHEB identifies quality companies through that ESG analysis, Latham said. "We're ...

ASX200 hits target of 30% women on boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... milestone represents the culmination of years of work by ACSI and others to increase the number of women appointed to listed company boards," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "Investors have long recognised the value of board gender diversity. ACSI and ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... is important for companies to understand the whole breadth of human right risks they might face, and this was about a company understanding as a whole the adverse impacts on people, whether they be community members, workers, etc." Pillar Two will continue ...

Insight Investment applies traffic light analysis to green, impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... insufficient details around use of proceeds and other aspects, Kendall said. "If we're looking at a social or green bond, the company might not have any more information than in the prospectus, and we believe there should be details, targets for the ...

T. Rowe Price analyses water, energy, food nexus and investment impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... more thematic and water based. What we're trying to do is to marry regions that are experiencing water scarcity and how a company is managing their process." T Rowe Price calls its responsible research model the Responsible Investing Indicator Model ...

Future Super divests from companies with no women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... funds own 50% of the ASX, they could be doing a lot to help the average Australian woman who works for an ASX100, ASX200 company." Last year, Future Super commissioned Gender pay equity and Australian listed companies from CAER and the Australasian Centre ...

Coca-Cola Amatil joins membership of BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... recognisable brands including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Barista Bros, Mount Franklin, Neverfail, Grinders Coffee and Yenda. The company regularly reports on environmental performance and has set sustainability goals to achieve by 2020, BCSD Australia noted. ...

PVStop International designs off switch to shut down PV solar panels in fire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
An Australian company has designed an off switch that will shut down rooftop PV solar panels from supplying electricity in the event of a building fire, with the intention of improving safety outcomes in fire situations. PVStop International has developed ...

CFSGAM to divest from tobacco products across portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... Brands, Japan Tobacco, ITC, KT&G Corp, Swedish Match, Gudang Garam, HM Sampoerna, British American Tobacco MY, Eastern Company, Al Eqbal Investment, and Cylon Tobacco.

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... Publicly disclose how they approach their stewardship responsibilities. 2. Publicly disclose their policy for voting at company meetings and voting activity. 3. Engage with companies either directly, indirectly (for example, via collective action or ...