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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... slavery in supply chains, opening up investor and business risk as well as questions about compliance with Modern Slavery Act reporting. Earlier this week, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood MP announced ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
A climate-related shareholder resolution put to the Woodside AGM has received a majority of shareholders' support. Dan Gocher, ACCR director of climate and environment The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) lodged four shareholder ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the momentum is pushing towards ESG. "ASIC have upgraded their climate risk disclosure levels, we have the Modern Slavery Act, so I think that there's already this pull from regulatory and... a push from client demand," Brown said. "Larry Fink announced ...

Northern Trust launches ESG Analytics Summary for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has launched new analytical capabilities to provide institutional investors with greater insights into their environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk exposures. Serge Boccassini, product lead, Investment Accounting and Analytic ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... including by promoting a standardised green certification for project financing and integrating climate criteria. "The report can act as a guide for investors, MDBs and policy makers and proposes important adjustments and regulatory recommendations to ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
As markets and investors adapt to the economic and market impacts of the coronavirus, more evidence is gathering that companies with better ESG scores are showing better market performance. Helga Birgden, global business leader, responsible investment ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Morningstar will acquire Sustainalytics, a globally recognised provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and research. Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics Morningstar currently owns approximately 40% ownership stake in Sustainalytics ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... property companies can use when developing their Modern Slavery statements in accordance with the Australian Modern Slavery Act. "This is a way of trying to look at the information and look at not just what do we know about our suppliers and what they ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The investment, banking and insurance industries are in a position to lead the responses to a range of broad challenges, including climate change and COVID-19. Kirstin Hunter, managing director, Future Super The Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Sustainable Australia Fund on COVID-19 impacts, upgrade finance outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... enforce our COVID 19 plan, recognising that business wouldn't want to be investing for a while," Bocskay said. "Our plan was to act quickly, act decisively, forget everything you thought you knew, and try to understand the world and be patient as the ...