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SASB, GRI announce collaborative workplan for further understanding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... standards can be used concurrently. In its initial phase, the collaboration will focus on delivering communications materials to help better understand how GRI and SASB can be used together, based on real-world reports from companies that use both standards. ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... people away from other production lines to ventilator manufacturing, and working with suppliers to secure needed raw materials." Lazard said that the company has doubled its production of its PB 980 critical care ventilator "The supply chain conversation ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... by domestic governments, particularly around supply chains of critical goods - personal protective equipment, testing materials, for example. Governments don't want to face those direct shortages at critical times again, and onshoring of some production ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... internationally, we don't hold any energy in terms of direct oil producers and explorers, etc., and we're underweight materials, sothat's reduced some of that variability." U Ethical is also slightly underweight banks in Australia and internationally ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... coronavirus. While cancellations can be carried out by force majeure, by doing so, factories are stranded holding raw materials, and worker layoffs are inevitable. The Worker Rights Consortium have developed a list tracking how global brands are responding ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... precise degree to which non-correlated sources of ESG contribute to performance. "In certain sectors, like energy and materials, it's clearer that the impact of the oil shock has been the greater attributor of outperformance, rather than the impacts ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... reviewing supplier contracts to ensure maximum transparency from suppliers in respect to working conditions, safety of materials and environmental impacts of materials were the three most popular responses selected. However, 21% of respondents said the ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... governance and work with partners to identify and address ESG-related supply chain risks such as modern slavery and materials safety. (source: AMP Capital) AMP Capital has identified climate change as a material risk, both in terms of physical risks ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk than benchmarks in the US, UK and Canada, with the exception of the Australian materials sector, which has relatively more risk than counterparts, according to new research from Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics ...

Sustainable practices can yield sustainable profits: Calvert

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... as these issues remain top-of-mind to consumers. This convergence was evident in certain industries that process raw materials, including containers & packaging, paper & forest products, and building products." Serafeim and Calvert's analysis tested ...