Search Results

Showing 171 - 180 of 464 results for "supply chain"

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 ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... recycled PET. Asahi Beverages has committed to the use of 100% recyclable, compostable, or reusable packaging across its supply chain by 2025, while Pact aims to offer 30% recycled content across its packaging portfolio by 2025. The new plant will recycle ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... to a focus on the three categories - energy efficiency and emissions-reductions, sustainability performance of the supply chain, and focus on their own people, pegged to metrics on how they're supporting their own teams mental health, which as we ...

Modern slavery, Indigenous heritage, climate change top agenda: Paradice IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Protection, among other sources, and overlays that data to the funds' geographic exposures from both a revenue and supply chain perspective. "That shapes the engagement - we know from the data we can glean, we can then go to companies and say, you're ...

CBRE hires APAC ESG research lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and Mainfreight. "Sass's strong market profile in NSW and experience in Industrial & Logistics - across economics, supply chain and logistics advisory, manufacturing, ecommerce, land supply and infrastructure - will reinforce the work we've been doing ...

PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Private equity and venture capital are increasingly seen as asset classes where social and environmental impacts as well as financial return can be scaled up, according to a panel of fund managers. Speaking at the recent Responsible Investment Association ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... while social will be tied to diversity and inclusion and community initiatives, and governance KPIs will be tied to supply chain initiatives. "The key one that's more top of everyone's mind has been the reduction in gross intensity of Scope 1 ...

ARENA commits more than $100 million to clean hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Infrastructure Group's (AGIG) CEIP project is "intended to establish Australia's first commercial scale green hydrogen supply chain," the companies say. "The development of the CEIP has the dual benefit of not only contributing to the decarbonisation ...

Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Advisory Committee. Robertson comes to ARA from IAG, where he led projects on responsible sourcing and supply chain governance. Prior to that, he spent 12 years driving the sustainability agenda at David Jones, including as head of social ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The $59 billion Rest industry super fund has launched its responsible investment option. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, Rest's 1.7 million members will now have access to 'Sustainable Growth', the fund's first ...