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Florida gov bans ESG from state pension investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... internalised proxy voting authority from external managers. The policy passed this week provides "guidance to the SBA employees now responsible for proxy voting and investment decisions." In July, Governor DeSantis also unveiled proposed legislation ...

Uncovering value in ESG improvers: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... really synonymous with the types of companies which appear in the S&P," Amoils said. "US companies tend to be focused on employees/intellectual capital, or services focused, so those companies that have improved how they treat/promote/diversify their ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... strong integrated automation could provide benefits in stronger occupational health and safety and better wellbeing for employees, which enhance operational environments and affect social factors as a second example. Increasingly, M&A transactions involve ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... business and stakeholders as part of social license to operate, Cross said. "Any company that behaves well towards its employees, its customers, the community at large should consider that in all the actions that they take, including executive remuneration," ...

Resource efficiency a marker for investment performance: Osmosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Investment Management to launch an environmentally sustainable equity strategy. CSC, the $50 billion fund for government employees, will partner with Osmosis to launch a Resource Efficient Core Equity Portfolio (ex-Australia). The portfolio will aim ...

High levels of trust, empathy in hybrid work: Citrix

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... leaders to treat them fairly as they navigate hybrid work, while nearly an equal number of business leaders trust their employees in hybrid work arrangements, according to a new report. Technology and cloud-based provider Citrix published its Work Rebalanced ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... insurance, or through training programs. It's the same with businesses, what are they doing in terms of benefits packages for employees, including insurance, pensions, training. How people advance in terms of digital payments and how many people have ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian cohort included 120 decision makers from senior management, boards or C-suite from companies with over 250 employees. A large majority - 84% of Australian respondents - said they are shifting their approach from managing ESG risk to identifying ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is increased interest in investing in venture capital funds that focus on cleantech, but lack of skilled employees is challenging the growth of companies that attract VC funding, according to HLB Mann Judd. "We are seeing the maturity in the VC ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... metrics from partners and third parties, and lack of data with which to track progress. "Business leaders know that employees, customers, stakeholders and shareholders are demanding more, but sustainability is not a priority which has replaced another ...