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Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... (RIAA) annual conference. Mans Carlsson-Sweeney, head of ESG Research at Ausbil Investment Management noted that in engagement with government, Assistant Minister for Home Affair Senator Linda Reynolds has indicated that the act will apply to investors ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... investment researchers, experts say the fact that ASIC has publicly disclosed information adds additional soft power to engagement with companies on their disclosures. Alison George, Regnan acting CEO The review, Climate Change Disclosure by Australia's ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... moment, but if the l/t market is efficient, it reflects fair value. We bridge the gap today for clients, but the more stakeholder pressure, the more regulatory pressure on corporates to disclose how they're going, we're going to see a market that reflects ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... process, and we joined da group of brands to do that for a number of feedback sessions," Feggans said. "The stakeholder engagement was really good from APCO, to enable broader acceptance of the tool once it was released." APCO represents over 900 companies ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Investors (ACSI) launched the code, which covers activities including exercising voting rights, company engagement, monitoring asset managers and financial system advocacy. "There is a growing desire for information about how asset owners ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... green infrastructure and sustainable investment needs. This partnership will be instrumental in helping to increase engagement with key domestic and regional stakeholders and develop joint initiatives to spur market growth."

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... continue to enjoy strong demand, while climate change, modern slavery and human rights are issues that will dominate the engagement agenda in 2018. Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader The Sustainability Report spoke with ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... vulnerable Australians. The group, led by UCA Funds Management and seven other organisations, including other investors, engagement specialists, financial counsellors and advocacy organisations, took proposals to take to Thorn, Cash Converters and Money3 ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Corporate executives in Australia and around the world are expecting to pursue M&A in the next 12 months, and a majority say that engaging with a broad range of stakeholders is a key factor, according to EY and its latest Australasian Capital Confidence ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... partner and Asia Pacific sustainability leader. "Fundamentally we could see in the markets that focusing on stakeholder engagement, this is something we can leverage at Deloitte and derive additional expertise. Culturally, it fit, but really it was to ...