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Resolution Capital nab MSCI ESG exec for analyst role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... property and power assets, testing carbon regulation scenarios on ASX200 companies' performance, and assessing modern slavery regulations and their impact on investors. "This new role expands Resolution Capital's investment team and will further support ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... topics, which intersect and interact with climate change, will also be front of mind. In Australia in recent years, modern slavery and the recently passed Modern Slavery Act have to be synonymous with human rights in general. Under the Commonwealth's ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... are they actually being recycled/is your packaging really sustainable/do you really support what you say in your modern slavery statements/do you really support Indigenous communities/do you really have initiatives in your company to support D&O," Mabbott ...

Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Companies managing and reporting on modern slavery risks should focus on looking beyond tier one suppliers and making sure that grievance mechanisms are available for use. UBS recently held a panel discussion with Kimberley Randal, CEO of FairSupply ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... able to think about building those into your responses can only lead to best practice. We see that a lot in the modern slavery context, just taking a fairly non-controversial viewpoint, where, often businesses say they have supplier codes of conduct ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment Policy and was heavily involved in the development of the firm's first Climate Change Action Plan and Modern Slavery Statement. Prior to Suncorp, Liddell held roles at the Centre for International Financial Research (CIFR), the Investor Group ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... example, health and safety metrics, you can get the information from reports. If you're thinking about a topic like modern slavery, the level of disclosure is varied between companies, it's hard to know what good disclosure even looks like." Alphinity ...

Paradice Investment Management hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... passionate about, the work we have done in relation to company assessments and engagement on the specific issues of modern slavery and climate change is something we are very proud of," he said. Paradice recently joined several Climate Action 100+ investor ...

Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... improve their ability to manage risk and return considerations. The impacts of COVID-19, human rights risks like modern slavery and the urgency of climate change considerations have refocused the minds of finance professionals, rising up the management ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... remuneration policy. This year, a question relating to cybersecurity was a new option and ranked equal third with Modern Slavery, in areas that will become more material in the coming years. "The importance of modern slavery and cybersecurity is not ...