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Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... weapons, alcohol, tobacco, animal testing, detention centres, nuclear energy, junk food and companies embroiled in human rights controversies. The portfolios also use positive screens to include companies that "are leading in sustainable activities (such ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... company Rio Tinto that blew up a 46,000-year-old sacred indigenous site had been voted top mining company in corporate human rights for the two preceding years. The DOL has also cited as a concern higher fees associated with responsible investing compared ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... using RIAA's Responsible Returns online tool, the most important exclusionary screens are fossil fuels (36%), human rights abuses (17%) and armaments (12%). Further, responsible investment AUM using sustainability-themed investing grew from 4% in ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... correlated the mentions of SDG 5, 8 and 13 with increasing disclosure requirements relating to risks associated with human rights, gender inequality, climate change and more faced by Australian companies, brought about by regulatory developments and ...

Walk Free launches human rights toolkit for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... initiative of the Minderoo Foundation, have launched a toolkit to help business and investors take action to improve human rights standards in their supply chains and combat forced labour, human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery. (Image courtesy ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... terms of setting goals around transitioning to net zero carbon emissions, decent work and economic growth through human rights policies and approaches to modern slavery eradication, and other "innovative approaches to some of the world's most challenging ...

Capacity, resilience and interdependency key engagement topics: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... issues as a material thematic for the past three years. "There is a greater awareness and higher expectations around human rights more generally, not just modern slavery," said Alison Ewings, head of engagement at Regnan. "The ongoing discussion around ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... to safeguards like EITI, it gives us more confidence to say we can invest in you and know we're not walking into human rights issues, governance issues and we are investing in companies that are taking the sustainability imperative they have seriously." ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist at FSI. "Much in the way we've addressed climate change and broad human rights, we've brought together various parts of our investment team so that we can establish what we think best practice looks like ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Schroders,   in the UK. She is currently completing a Masters of Environmental & Human Rights Law LLM at the University of NSW and has completed a number of post-graduate industry courses on climate change risk, impact ...