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BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... maintaining their supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic. Investors and other stakeholders have told The Sustainability Report that maintaining relationships with suppliers is a key risk mitigation strategy during COVID-19, particularly in the ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... bond framework. It is anticipated that these will not be the only COVID-19 bonds, and experts that spoke with The Sustainability Report believe that Australian issuance is on the cards as well. The robustness of COVID-19 bonds will hinge on the use of ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... reinforcement of the importance of mitigating risks and building resilience, particularly climate resilience & sustainability into economic and financial recovery plans. We have seen a silver lining in the crisis, with growing global voices calling for ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Slavery Act. Experts from investment, technology, non-governmental organisations and trade unions spoke with The Sustainability Report regarding their concerns for employees in industries including apparel, agriculture, cleaning and security, both here ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... and... a push from client demand," Brown said. "Larry Fink announced that all their funds are now going to take sustainability into account.... We have that push from clients and I think that on top of that, the global trend in that most of the governments ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... in the international market. Investor demand for green infrastructure projects is growing, as climate, ESG and sustainability considerations increase."

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... correlated, "even in a crisis." The equity and fixed income securities issued by companies at the top of Fidelity's sustainability rating scale, receiving an A or B score under Fidelity's proprietary ESG rating system on average outperformed those with ...

Trucost hires Michael Salvatico to head APAC ESG business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... business development manager for the ASEAN region and will be based in Singapore. She has extensive experience in sustainability strategy, ESG reporting, materiality assessment, and climate change services. Zheng has formerly worked in the sustainability ...

Treasurers cite positive impact in green bonds: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... It will only increase as asset owners and institutional investor calls grow for climate, resilience measures and sustainability considerations be at the core of stimulus and economic response programs." Additional results found that 84% of the green ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... strategic partnership since August 2015, a collaboration that that resulted in the March 2016 launch of the Morningstar Sustainability Rating for global mutual and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Since the launch of the strategic partnership, Morningstar ...