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Assessing big tech's ESG risks and opportunities: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Piffaut said. "They haven't mapped their human rights impacts, which are therefore mismanaged. This presents an investment risk." The social impact of technology companies is far ranging, stretching to customers, suppliers and employees. Piffaut ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... they want to achieve when you break down the E the S and the G," she said. Carrel and Whelan explained that climate change risk and opportunity has dominated the landscape when it comes to ESG discussion, but climate change should not crowd out overall ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Acadian Asset Management has developed an AI system to identify greenwashing in potential investments. Acadian, a quantitative equities manager, integrates environmental, social and governance data widely through portfolio processes. The firm said it ...

Climate friendly super choice could halve emissions: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Steggall said. "Obviously, I have been talking a lot to the superannuation industry and their main focus is managing financial risk and making sound financial decisions for the future, and they must take into account climate risk for investments." Australian ...

ESG reporting rises, but companies lagging on climate, diversity: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... released its 2021 Ethical Standard Report, a biennial report representing the finds of the Ethical Partners Opportunity and Risk Assessment (EPORA). The report looked at 216 ASX listed companies and found that 48% of companies now have set emissions ...

Compliance risk to new waste, recycling laws

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Companies working to improve waste recovery and reuse in daily operations must understand and comply with rapidly changing regulatory regimes, according to law firm McCullough Robertson. With the rise in growth of circular economy initiatives and progressive ...

Governance Institute taps former ASFA CEO for role as chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... professionals we play a key role in assisting society navigate growing complexity and increasing challenges. Climate change risk, real time technological change, cyber risk, and the changing notion of consumers are just some of the issues that will require ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoint new head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia-Pacific. Maple-Brown Abbott also confirmed its commitment to managing climate risk, becoming a signatory to both the Transition Pathway Initiative and the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. ...

Infrastructure to offer opportunity for decarbonisation investment: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... industry in decarbonisation, according to ClearBridge Investments. But different sectors within infrastructure present different risk and opportunity scenarios and cannot be treated as a monolith, according to a research paper from the listed infrastructure ...

Companies failing harassment victims: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... "One in three Australian workers have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years," she said. "People are at higher risk include as young people, people of migrant backgrounds, people with disabilities, LGBTI communities." The real issue, Jenkins ...