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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 ...

Weighing litigation risk of net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... they are achievable," Millar said. Continuous disclosure of other ESG issues, such the human rights risks such as modern slavery are a "critical issue" because many companies have not done an adequate job of complying with the reporting obligations of ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... associated with a host of other governance and workforce risks. "Other categories of risk include the high risk of modern slavery and wage theft," Hepworth said. "You often see higher staff turnover and lower staff morale, and we've seen a decline in ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... be more transparent in our investing." Australian investors are asking for detail relating to climate risk and modern slavery in particular, Reilly said. Engagement is a critical piece of that work, and 34% of investors in Australia believe "successful" ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... they routinely flag issues that we will only see questions from the rest of the world later. "The current focus on modern slavery - we see that as an extension of a general focus on labour within the business context." When speaking with Australian investors ...