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Deloitte survey finds procurement leaders lack visibility in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Procurement leaders around the world "don't have enough visibility" in their supply chains, raising the spectre of compliance risks with the widely anticipated Australian version of the Modern Slavery Act, Deloitte cautions. Leeora Black, partner, Deloitte ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
ASX200 companies are not addressing key risks in codes of conduct and whistleblowing systems, according to new research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI found that of the ASX200 companies ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Eight Investment Partners (8IP) has launched its first retail Australian equities fund geared towards capturing environmental/social impact in ASX-listed. Kerry Series, principal and chief investment officer, 8 Investment Partners 8IP seeded the 8IP ...

CEFC provides $90m in financing to Mirvac for residential clean energy initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing up to $90 million in debt finance to developer Mirvac to embed clean energy initiatives in the construction of three new masterplanned residential communities. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
While driverless cars will "eventually" disrupt road transport, in the short and medium term, there are opportunities for infrastructure investors during the transition, according to AMP Capital's Global Listed Infrastructure team. Andy Jones, AMP Capital ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Analysing companies for their ability to produce long term sustainable results based on their environmental and social material issues has led Stewart Investors to focus on how companies' key purpose before investing in it. Stewart Investors recently ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
More than a hundred individual shareholders and three global asset owners including Local Government Super (LGS) have co-filed a shareholder resolution calling on Rio Tinto to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies including ...

Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Research from the Diversity Council Australia (DCA) shows that while the majority of surveyed people support inclusive workplaces, men are less supportive than women of initiatives designed to improve diversity and inclusion in workplaces. Lisa Annese ...

Legg Mason's Western Asset removes tobacco, cluster munitions from bond funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Legg Mason's fixed income affiliate Western Asset Managementwill remove investments linked to tobacco and cluster munitions from the Legg Mason Western Asset Global Bond Fund and the Legg Mason Western Asset Australian Bond Fund. The decision to remove ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Nicki Ashton, head of strategic partnerships, Institutional Australia, Russell Investments Global asset manager Russell Investments has created a methodology to provide material ESG scores for companies within its investment universe. The methodology ...