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Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change will be one of the most pressing issues of the forthcoming federal election, no more so than in the Melbourne electorate of Kooyong, where former Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO Oliver Yates is running as an independent challenger ...

Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... environmental categories, but then we go further and it has to be carbon avoidant and have positive impact. We're running it with high conviction. It's a 25 stock portfolio at the moment, managed with a five-year plus horizon, and the importance of that ...

RIAA certifies two Legg Mason funds as Responsible Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... economy as well as in assets that produce strong financial returns," RIAA said. "We congratulate Legg Mason on meeting the high benchmark set for Certification as a responsible investment fund." Legg Mason currently has global assets under management ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... aisle that Australia as an export oriented economy needs access to open markets wherever it can find them, the wave of very high quality strategic FTAs done with North Asia/SE Asian partnerships has been really critical to that. Europe remains the largest ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... manager and business analyst and member of the Investment Strategies Group for global ESG strategies at WCM. "We start at a high level looking at things that are readily available like turnover in a company, like safety records at a company, particularly ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... which increase the risk to companies operating in these sectors - vulnerable populations; business models structured around high-risk work practices; high-risk product and service categories, and high-risk geographies. "I thought the list of the sectors ...

Coles recognised by Marine Stewardship Council for sustainable seafood

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... the fish that they're going after, whether it be abalone, crab, blue grenadier, the goal is to ensure that that fish has a high biomass in the ocean," she said. "Fisheries must take enough out to leave enough in the water to repopulate, regenerate and ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... aquaculture is in this region." Sustainalytics named "the human side of commodities" as one of its 10 risks for 2019. "While many high-profile food retailers disclose strong supply chain programmes and policies, there are substantial differentials in ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - The Highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - The Highlights from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. Responsible and ethical investing is no longer a fad, no longer a trend, but is quickly becoming mainstream behaviour ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
Almost a quarter of Australian corporate executives say "having a positive societal impact as the most important measure in evaluating their annual performance," according to global research by Deloitte. Robert Hillard, chief strategy and innovation ...