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ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... disclose their EEO-1 reports. "We will continue to encourage boards to have effective oversight of diversity, equity, and inclusion more broadly, beyond the board," Taraporevala said. "...With human capital management now widely seen as both a risk and ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... BlackRock said in its outlook. "For example, we think impact investments in under-explored themes such as financial inclusion can potentially tap new sources of alpha across private asset classes." BlackRock highlighted investments in food security via ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... beyond just modern slavery and intersects with other key ESG issues, including climate risk and diversity, equity and inclusion. Integrating the concepts of the "just transition" should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according ...

South32 negotiates US$1.4 billion sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Global Compact Ten Principles. "The inclusion of specific measures on our sustainability performance demonstrates our commitment to make a difference by developing natural ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... ambition in all sectors," the statement said. Janus Henderson sustainability analyst Amarachi Seery linked the issue of inclusion of women in product design teams and leadership roles, but also noted that the issues of gender inequality is affected by ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Board in areas as broad an environmental impact and climate change, risk management, human resources and diversity and inclusion." In other areas needing attention, less than half - 47% - of the ASX200 have a gender diversity policy with measurable targets ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... not necessarily reflected in the available data." Kendall also noted that the green bond market is "underused". "The inclusion of targets within green bond issuance which track against mitigation and adaptation measures would support investors in their ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... companies that support positive contributions - socially and environmentally - such as health and wellbeing, financial inclusion, waste, water and energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Property manager announces further $500m SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... water conservation and reuse, waste reduction and other resource efficiency, while social will be tied to diversity and inclusion and community initiatives, and governance KPIs will be tied to supply chain initiatives. ISPT will work to establish SLLs ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability linked loan (SLL). AirTrunk's SLL, which matures in 2025, is linked to targets including diversity and inclusion, carbon neutrality and improved efficiency in operating power usage effectiveness (PUE). PUE measures the energy efficiency ...