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Digital human rights rise up the agenda post-COVID-19: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... which they invest. Robeco and three other fund managers filed a resolution with Alphabet, seeking to establish a Human Rights Risk Oversight Committee to help anticipate and oversee management of the adverse human rights and societal risks and impacts ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Maple-Brown Abbott has hired Emma Pringle as head of ESG in a maternity cover role. Emma Pringle, head of ESG, Maple-Brown Abbott Pringle will provide maternity cover for current head Natasha McKean in the Australian equities team and reporting to chief ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... suggests to us that companies are beginning to understand the importance of wider stakeholder sponsorship." This includes the risk of losing social license to operate, as well as risks to investors in terms of cuts to dividends, as well as regulatory ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors has launched a climate-aware fund of international equities. Nathalie Wallace, global head ESG investment strategy. State Street Global Advisors The State Street Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital ...

Accounting bodies develop guidelines for disclosing to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have released a paper outlining recommendations on disclosing for the Sustainable ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has identified three megatrends - climate change, biodiversity loss and anti-microbial resistance - that represent market failures that investors should address with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... contributions. We're by no means trying to integrate the SDGs as a tick the box activity - it's more about awareness and understanding risk. We are trying to understand why they were contributing to the SDGs, and that is a piece of work that's ongoing ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... representative of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance, Liana Allan, founder, Migration Alliance, Ro Coroneos, senior manager, risk - supply chain, Lendlease Corporation, and Sonya Rand, sustainable development manager, Bunnings are part of the advisory ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... equipment and food supplies can make it into the community." In the initial phase, analysts have been focusing on minimising risk to employees and continuing to perform business activity, said Nick Langley, co-CEO and co-CIO of RARE Infrastructure, a ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... COVID-19 pandemic is not likely to halt regulatory and investor expectations around corporate progress on climate change risk, according to MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently ...