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Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... accelerating adoption of its lower carbon concrete product range, by addressing emissions in transport by optimising supply chain logistics and routes, and exploring alternative fuel fleet options such as hydrogen, by prioritising lower carbon intensity ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... new set of expectations for the food and beverage sector to make process towards decarbonising their operations and supply chain in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Climate Action 100+, the US$55 trillion investor engagement initiative that ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Indigenous people and the state of the Amazon. "We see more questions there about the role of Latin America in the supply chain," she noted. In the case of Australia, the issues that are important to investors are also impacted by cultural considerations. ...

Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... physical impacts of climate change, company executives and directors must respond to the impending risks to business and supply chain. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis. ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... risks, discussions of employee well-being and corporate culture during the COVID-19 pandemic, to human rights and supply chain concerns. Acadian's system cross-checks what companies say in their annual shareholder meetings, filings and earnings calls ...

Compliance risk to new waste, recycling laws

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... strategy that can work, as opposed to fearing the regulators." Maintaining compliance with waste and recovery across the supply chain is also a key issue for companies, Swain said. "If you're looking at the waste supply chain, it covers the generator ...

Companies failing harassment victims: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... world. Even as companies come to grips with identifying, managing and monitoring exposures to modern slavery in their supply chain, experts warn that it is not the only human rights risk that companies should monitor. Research from international aid ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The global financial services industry faces $600 billion in climate change risks with widespread implications for banks across credit risk, market risk and operational risk, according to research from by Accenture. According to the climate disclosures ...

Cooper Energy announces carbon neutral certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... which we operate." Cooper Energy's offsetting activity of Scope 3 emissions covers the upstream part of their supply chain, meaning that "any gas volume purchased from Cooper Energy has had 100% of its emissions offset when it leaves our operational ...

Extreme weather, human rights intensifying ESG focus: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The impacts of environmental and social crises such as extreme weather events and human rights in the supply chain are intensifying the engagement on ESG topics with companies, according to Janus Henderson. Pointing to current weather crises such as ...