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Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... are "considered by the investment manager as contributing to positive environmental or social change and thereby have an impact on the development of a sustainable global economy," said Ama Seery, ESG analyst at Janus Henderson. "[The fund] avoids investing ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Bennelong Funds Management, BT Financial Group, CareSuper, Christian Super, Future Super, GuildSuper, HESTA, the Global Impact Initiative, Local Government Super, LUCRF Super, the Minderoo Group and Minderoo Foundation, MTAA Super, NZ Superanuation Fund ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Representatives from companies and investment management firms have been appointed to the government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of environmental, social and governance research, Ausbil Investment Management, Kate ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Although different components in the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently analysed the impact of COVID-19 on corporate climate risk assessment and reporting expectations for the end of the 2020 financial year, and ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
While business and investment focus in on managing the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change remains a long-term systemic risk that will return to the forefront once the crisis has stabilised, according to AMP Capital. Emily Woodland, head of sustainable ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change risks will impact virtually all of T. Rowe Price's portfolio holdings to various degrees, leading the global fund manager to factor climate change into analysts' evaluation. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... approaches, the continued rise of weightless firms and a shift in real estate usage and footprints as major changes that will impact on businesses. Barbelling indicates two possible responses - an increase in resilient, multi-regional supply chains in ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... interest while taking into consideration the potential longer term impacts of COVID-19, said Georgina Laird, ethics and impact manager. "We haven't gone on any specific engagement campaigns around COVID-19 at this time, but we feel there will be a period ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
More than 40 percent of ASX100 listed companies in the mining, construction, and commercial cleaning sectors have made no material disclosure about their labour hire and/or contracting workforce in annual reporting documents, according to research from ...