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Investment consultant creates head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Smith said. "You want to be able to work with clients from the inception of policy and beliefs, all through to implementation at the portfolio level." JANA has already moved into climate-related risk analysis - last year, https://www.fssustainability.com.au/climate-change-unclear-policy-response-pose-investment-risk-jana?q=jana ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... according to a new study from bfinance. The global study includes 26 Australian respondents and tracks key change in implementation practices as well as challenges. bfinance has identified three themes - in addition to investors seeking to address ESG ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Shareholders and stakeholders noted the moves have to be grounded in a wider change to culture and governance through implementation. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm has appointed a permanent chief executive of Rio Tinto's Iron Ore business ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... you have the opportunity to add value through various decisions in the portfolio. The genesis of that is around implementation and flexibility, but the by-product is that by building from the bottom up,we get flexibility around ESG integration." The ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... evolves to become what we call EST. How might we reboot to adopt an Environmental, Social and Technology mindset and implementation plan? The "G" in ESG is commonly thought of as representing board governance. Replacing G with T reflects that technology ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Shareholders and stakeholders noted the moves have to be grounded in a wider change to culture and governance through implementation. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm has appointed a permanent chief executive of Rio Tinto's Iron Ore business ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... thinking about risk from different perspectives," he said. Gathering data on companies' diversity policies and implementation, how human capital is managed more broadly, and the demographic makeup of companies is a fundamental challenge. "We are ...

Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... advance." Blueprint Institute has outlined a case for government action, but the recommendations are designed for implementation through a variety of means, said Daniel D'Hotman, d irect or of r esearch and o perations, Blueprint Institute. "Our ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). UNDRIP includes language on the implementation of FPIC as part of human rights to self-determination. "We signed up to UNDRIP in 2013, and it was first promulgated in 2007," ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... A taxonomy that has mutually agreed-upon definitions and terms would help speed up ESG and sustainable finance implementation, Cheang said. "A lot of work has been done on establishing definitions and agreeing the targets and scanning the investible ...