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Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Companies managing and reporting on modern slavery risks should focus on looking beyond tier one suppliers and making sure that grievance mechanisms are available for use. UBS recently held a panel discussion with Kimberley Randal, CEO of FairSupply ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... represented in the cohort who joined the various pledges that underpin the GFANZ. Recent research by the Aotearoa NZ Investor Coalition for Net Zero showed that the vast majority of asset managers - 89% - either have already or intend to have in place ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global listed infrastructure companies will be key to reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement, but net zero target announcements should be critically examined by investors, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. While many companies have outlined some variation ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) has launched an actively managed equity impact investment fund focused on women and girls, available to retail investors. The Global Gender Equality Fund is the world's first, actively managed, impact investment fund ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the second in a three-part series of articles brought to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services Inconsistent ESG data that is hard to compare and apply to determining risk and return is one of the oft-cited challenges to further ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... and transparency with proper risk management, due diligence and reporting, or risk shareholder and employee activism, investor divestment and exclusion, the report notes, but integrating ESG considerations can also be a source of opportunity, said Corrs ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... are not necessarily climate related, but have the ability to impact severely on biodiversity." "The first step from an investor perspective is to understand the impact, even if it is climate related, that biodiversity loss in and of itself may have on ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has deemed investments in nuclear weapons manufacture and the manufacture of e-cigarettes and other nicotine alternatives as being incompatible with its Responsible Investment Standard. RIAA's ...

Deep impact: the next step in sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investing has previously more been identified with private market strategies and investments in specific use of proceeds bonds like green bonds or social impact bonds, where the allocation of capital is directly tied to the activity of the use ...

AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... are speaking to super funds to ask questions like, are you invested in Whitehaven Coal, etc." Eruera also pointed to investor questions around governance issues as also influencing stock movements. "The second one that people are thinking of now are ...