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Rethinking ESG in emerging markets

ARIF JOSHI  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
A forward-looking ESG analysis framework combined with traditional economic and balance sheet analysis can provide investors with a comprehensive view of the creditworthiness of borrowers in emerging markets. Understanding the creditworthiness of emerging ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... ability for people to report on potential instances of modern slavery - are part of that process. FairSupply, a provider of risk classification advice for organisations with Modern Slavery Act compliance obligations, has identified that of the modern ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) launched a report stating that biodiversity loss is a material financial risk for Australian companies, one that could wipe out up to $27 billion from the Australian economy annually by 2050. ACSI's ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... the US has been curtailed. Companies across industrial sectors are hiring into ESG roles with particular focus on climate risk and net zero targets, Evans said. ESG ETFs You were also interested in the burgeoning space of ESG-related ETFs, with Clean ...

Future Super in $6 billion acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... currently available to smartMonday members. Future Super will continue the work that Aon started in enhancing the fund's ESG risk management framework. "The smartMonday fund has been enormously successful and recognised with many accolades," said ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Forestry asset manager New Forests is calling for strong integrity on both the supply and the demand side of voluntary carbon credit markets. New Forests points out there are increasingly complex questions relating to the integrity of carbon credit ...

From the courtroom to the boardroom: climate change risks and remedies

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN, SANDY MAK  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... corporations do not actively take steps to meet rapidly evolving climate change benchmarks through proper due diligence, risk management, target setting and transparent reporting, it is likely that those corporations will be compelled to do so. In Australia ...

SGX mandates TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Listed entities on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) will be required from 2022 to report on board diversity and climate related disclosures based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). SGX has announced that all issuers ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... role of executive leadership is essential when it comes to implementing ESG strategy, whether being driven by regulation, risk and return considerations or stakeholder concerns. At the same time, leaders say they are being tested in how to improve performance ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... vision." There is an increasing focus on integrating social and human rights considerations into strategies to mitigate climate risk and seek opportunities. Last week, KPMG and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) released a guide ...