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Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... by the Hayne Royal Commission, and these have uncovered a series of events which can have detrimental impacts on shareholders," Carlsson said. "S is here to stay." Ausbil adopts a number of methodologies for monitoring, tracking and assessing corporate ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... investors. "This commitment heaps further pressure on Santos and Woodside to support ACCR's resolutions, which will allow shareholders a vote on their climate plans," Gocher said. ""Currently, Santos and Woodside targets amount to business-as-usual ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... leadership in a bid to rebuild trust and social license to operate in the wake of the destruction at Juukan Gorge. Shareholders and stakeholders noted the moves have to be grounded in a wider change to culture and governance through implementation. Rio ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... to stakeholders - customers, employees and communities - the more it will produce long-term, durable profits for shareholders. This fits into the climate transition narrative and BlackRock's belief that embracing a stakeholder model will drive higher ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This piece is sponsored by T. Rowe Price Integrating environmental, social and governance considerations into emerging markets portfolios can assist investors in finding companies that outperform their peers. However, they also present ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... still think that a lot of boards don't have that mentality. Boards are stuck in the mentality of focusing on shareholders, and I think this is still very important, but when you think about the current environment, political influence is going to ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... factors including the ability to increase sales as awareness of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors among shareholders and consumers spread across most sectors of the economy. "My interpretation of that is that corporates are seeking revenue ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... organisation Grupo Mexico. "Climate Action 100+ welcomes State Street joining its investor network. Investors as major shareholders have a critical role to play in ensuring that they are acting to address climate risk within their portfolio," said Fiona ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... renewable electricity is the right thing to do, and something a growing number of our customers, team members and shareholders expect us to lead on." Woolworths use around 1% of Australia's national electricity, Banducci noted. "Over the coming years ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability report. Cleanaway's first separate sustainability report was the culmination of a process of engagement with shareholders as well as internal discussion, noted Richie Farrell, head of investor relations, Cleanaway. "We knew we were doing ...