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Coronavirus pandemic produces supply chain crisis: Baker McKenzie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The coronavirus pandemic has produced "an unprecedented global supply chain crisis" that is based on a lack of flexibility in global supply chains and a lack of diversification in sourcing strategies, according to a new report from Baker McKenzie and ...

Modern slavery, climate risk key elements of RI activity: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Engaging with companies on modern slavery exposure and risks of climate change are key elements of First Sentier Investors' responsible investment activities both in 2019 and 2020, the fund manager said. Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Fast progress and plummeting costs from green technologies provide an "unprecedented" opportunity for Australia to achieve a net zero emissions economy by 2050 while supporting economic efforts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to ...

Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... agricultural business that produces fruit. A significant risk for this business would be the risk of drought, which could severely impact its operations. Examples for other types of businesses could include the risk of being isolated by floods or exposure ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... buyback activity between 1997 and 2016. At the time, MSCI concluded that there was no "compelling evidence of a negative impact from share buybacks on long-term value creation for investors overall," but that conclusion may be revised in light of the ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... relatively consistent over each of the years and period." Melior Investment Management, which integrates assessments of positive impact as well as ESG performance into its stock selection process, believes that the impacts of COVID-19 and other impacts ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The role of finance has never been more important in shaping the global economic response to global issues captured by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change, and the coronavirus crisis. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... development. The implications of the pandemic fall squarely within the sustainability remit, Porter said. "The pandemic and its impact on the global economy is concerning for sustainability," she said. "We want to ensure that business continues to pay ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians expect their savings and super to be invested responsibly and ethically, and would consider moving to alternative providers that invest in such a fashion, according to new research commissioned by the Responsible Investment ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... harm. "In the immediate term where countries are trying to keep their economies from collapsing, there is only marginal impact on sustainability," he said. "You don't want to make things worse, so take opportunities to make things better, but it's not ...