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Does it pay to worry about ESG factors in emerging markets?

ERNEST YEUNG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... being underappreciated. Our firm belief is that strong ESG standards are a clear and important influence on long-term business sustainability. As a value investor, incorporating ESG factors is a fundamentally important part of our investment framework. ...

The TCFD framework - What is it and how can it be applied to investment analysis?

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Fi-nancial Disclosures (TCFD) provide a framework for companies to assess climate-related financial impacts on their business in a way that is comparable and consistent across the market. Widespread adoption of this framework could be the first step ...

Rethinking ethics and code of conduct training

ATTRACTA LAGAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
It seems everyone has experienced a code of conduct or business ethics training session that is unmemorable, generic and fails to resonate. The unintended consequence of such training is that it leaves employees jaded with management's intent, annoyed ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... that the impacts of COVID-19 will exacerbate conditions causing modern slavery in supply chains, opening up investor and business risk as well as questions about compliance with Modern Slavery Act reporting. Earlier this week, Assistant Minister for ...

ESG performance and cannabis

KELLIE JOHNSTON, ANDREA BREWER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability is new and being driven in part by global trends related to stakeholder ESG awareness and the role of business in society. [ESG and sustainability are used interchangeably throughout this paper.] With the realities of climate change looming ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... There is increasing recognition from substantial global bodies, like the World Economic Forum, that sustainability is a business megatrend, one that carries substantial risk if we collectively fail to act. The World Economic Forum's Global Risks ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and debt than companies led by professional [non-founder] management, because they don't want to risk the long term business to make the short term look good," said Ian Carmichael, portfolio manager and partner, Fairlight Asset Management. "Those ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... National Cabinet, according to the Australian Climate Roundtable. The Australian Climate Roundtable is an alliance of business, investor, union and civil society organisations including the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). The group notes that ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA will directly engage with 14 mining and energy companies on working with Indigenous communities, with a focus on understanding how companies manage risks associated with Indigenous heritage protection. In the wake of the destruction of the Juukan ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... looked at corporate sustainability reports from the top 150 Australian public-listed companies (ASX150) to assess how each business had measured and disclosed their awareness of, commitment to and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...