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Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... experts with practical knowledge and expertise in combating modern slavery." The group will advise government on the implementation of Australia's Modern Slavery Act and help to encourage businesses to eradicate human rights abuses from their supply ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... support to enter the scale needed. It means policy across all sectors and it means really looking at accelerating implementation beyond business as usual." The scenarios explored in the report can also serve the purpose of helping to rebuild Australia's ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... negativism in things like email." The coronavirus pandemic is most likely fast-tracking what had been a gradual move and implementation of the future of work. "We are currently witnessing COVID-19 acting as a very effective catalyst for a major workplace ...

Praemium enhances ESG tools with SMA, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... of preferences to deal with changes at the stock level, Praemium said. "When you look at the practicalities of implementation, the adviser and the client need to work through on a stock by stock on those areas that they don't want to invest in," Cilmi ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... as an expert in ESG and sustainable investment since 2008, including providing advisory research on stewardship implementation for pension funds and family office clients, drafting responsible investment policies and integrating sustainability policies ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... global trade union federation. "We cannot tackle pressing global issues like poverty reduction, climate change and implementation of Sustainable Development Goals without a fair and adequate tax system. "There is growing anger around the world at governments' ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Perennial has observed that there is a distribution of how small cap companies approach both the policies and the implementation related to ESG issues. "There are companies that have policies in place and they're off the shelf," he said. "You notice ...

Fiduciary duty, regulatory environment top ESG push factors: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... and asset stewardship at State Street Global Advisors. "Alongside regulation, this is now a major driver of ESG implementation." In addition to fiduciary duty and regulation, the next most popular considerations were requirements for ethical and social ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... After the conclusions of the Royal Commission inquiry into banking and financial services, banks have announced implementation of action plans and the setting aside up to $10 billion in provisions, but Sustainalytics pointed out that many continue to ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... said. The new standards have challenged providers with assembling the available documentation on processes and implementation, Williams said. "Funds have come to us and said, we see the criteria, we're interested, but we're just not ready until we get ...