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Igneo reports on ESG progress

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... standard reporting; environmental performance, covering emissions targets and emissions reporting; diversity, equity and inclusion, which focuses on setting diversity priorities and representation reporting; governance, which includes independent board ...

Leaders on road to ESG maturity by 2030: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... investors and that ESG performance will be critical to recruitment and retention of talent. However, meeting diversity and inclusion targets continues to be a challenge for businesses with the focus on actual inclusion and equal voice, not just metrics. ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... establishing an index to undercover key drivers of financial exclusion in more than 40 markets. The Global Financial Inclusion Index is being developed in collaboration with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), and will look at key ...

ASX boards need to "quickly evolve" on ESG skills: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... financial performance, and Melior also believes that periodic refreshment of board membership is crucial to ensure the inclusion of relevant skills. Melior cited skills in areas such as finance and audit, sector expertise, cybersecurity, customer and ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... standard reporting; environmental performance, covering emissions targets and emissions reporting; diversity, equity and inclusion, which focuses on setting diversity priorities and representation reporting; governance, which includes independent board ...

Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... companies. Key themes of engagement with companies include the net zero transition, cyber security, and diversity and inclusion. The survey also found a growing appetite for divestment away from carbon intensive assets. "Seven to nine percent of portfolios ...

Hejaz Financial Services predicts $100m growth in 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... with Sharia scholars on how the products comply with faith-based standards as well. "We are screening investments for inclusion and exclusion, and we have to apply various Islamic screens across portfolios, which means we have more analysts who are mandated ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... what turnover is costing companies, particularly those companies that have issues around empowerment, diversity and inclusion as well as lack of clear advancement. What we're seeing in those industries is excessive turnover - the numbers are shocking ...

Robeco outlines four themes for 2022 engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... global companies most exposed to biodiversity risk. The third issue Robeco has identified for 2022 is diversity and inclusion. "We are looking at a broad set of indicators within companies - advancing diversity, given that ultimately diversity of thought ...

Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... of investors' role in driving progress on sustainable investing, including important areas like diversity, equity and inclusion, to foster shared prosperity," Simpson said. At CalPERS, Simpson was a member of the investment management committee and has ...