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Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Modern slavery, climate change and decarbonisation, engagement with indigenous people, waste and good corporate culture were key topics of engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil recently released its engagement report covering its activities ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... and social metrics, and it's literally an unlimited universe if you wanted to track conflict minerals, timber, Indigenous affairs, the capabilities are there, the ability is there to expand on any metric that they want." However, to gain a deep understanding ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... change. HESTA, the $56 billion industry fund for health and community services, crafted a statement on working with Indigenous communities and wrote to 14 Australian mining and energy companies on how to manage risks associated with Indigenous heritage ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... considerations in the recommendations. Australia is a signatory to a number of conventions which seek to protect and preserve Indigenous heritage and is a supporter of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). UNDRIP ...

Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... executive roles by 2030, and its formal guidelines for with companies on a range of issues including engaging with Indigenous communities and managing heritage protection. HESTA's Sustainable Growth Option won the gong for Best ESG Super Products, with ...

Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... the voices of people who are experiencing homelessness and the challenges of different groups, including older women, Indigenous communities, younger people and others. "You need a mix of social and affordable housing," noted Dass. "But social housing ...

Link between post-bushfire regeneration and impact investing: WWF-Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Innovate to Regenerate project, WWF-Australia undertook a "listening project" to hear directly from bushfire-affected and Indigenous communities. The needs identified by communities have shaped the Regenerate Australia plan. "It's really important to ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Juukan Gorge controversy added fuel to this concern: the mining company Rio Tinto that blew up a 46,000-year-old sacred indigenous site had been voted top mining company in corporate human rights for the two preceding years. The DOL has also cited as ...

Wesfarmers director to retire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability-linked loan which will link social and environmental outcomes to the cost of finance. The social metrics aim to increase Indigenous employment levels across the Wesfarmers Group's Australian workforce through achieving proportional ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Chief executive of Rio Tinto, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, will step down following pressure from investors and indigenous leaders over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in May. Rio Tinto said the decision was made following the board review of the company's ...