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Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... publish data on a broad range of issues including human rights, climate change, gender balance and living wage - alongside the core governance questions of board calibre, board independence, and executive pay structure." But Waygood also identified the ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... phase in looking at the business model again, to make sure that decent work, gender justice and a just transition is at the core of the supply chain. The supply chain has been shown to be incredibly fragile and fallen apart." Investors are tracking these ...

Treasurers cite positive impact in green bonds: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Green Bond Treasurer Survey 2020 is the first survey to speak with treasurers to identify core benefits and challenges of issuing green bonds, speaking to 86 treasurers from 34 countries. Respondent organisations represented ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... change to that target readership or any refinement in how you view who the Altiorem user is? Pablo : There is absolutely a core target group of finance professionals, particularly non-experts in sustainability issues. But then we've also found that there ...

ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... overall risk management, a rate higher than the wider APAC average (54%). The report analyses companies based on the four core elements stipulated by TCFD - governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets, it identifies key trends and ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... is the real test for corporations as to whether they meant it when they said they're embedding ESG and that it forms a core part of how the do business and if they're purposeful organisations," said Matthew Bell, EY Asia Pacific climate change ...

Commonwealth Bank provides sustainability-linked finance to Wesfarmers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... considerations are very much a top priority for many Australian businesses today, with sustainability really being thought of as a core part of investing for growth," said Andrew Hinchliff, CBA group executive for institutional banking and markets. "At ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Investments, Aviva, BlackRock, ISLA, KBC Asset Management, NN Investment Partners and PGGM. PSSL is organised around eight core principles - alignment, transparency, tax voting, collateral, short selling, stakeholder involvement, and innovation. "PSSL ...

Future IM/Pact builds database of female students interested in finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... a bigger national reach and helping students get a much more in-depth understanding of both the industry dynamics and the core tech skills of identifying value in markets and identifying investment strategies," Beattie said. "Our virtual internship program ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... talent (33%). A smaller share of firms said it was because it was the right thing to do (19%) or that it serves the company's core purpose (18%), PGIM said. "Engaging with companies reveals which management teams are positioning their companies to the ...