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ACSI announces new president, deputy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... together to tackle significant long-term investment risks, including climate change, corporate governance, and gender diversity." Silk also congratulated Blakey and Gardiner. "Debby and Michelle are strong advocates of the importance of focusing on ESG ...

HSBC AM takes stake in women-owned ESG investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
HSBC Asset Management has taken a minority stake in a US-based ESG and diversity inclusion women-owned firm co-founded by two ex-Rosenberg Equities executives. The move will see Radiant ESG rebranded as RadiantESG Global Investors, an independent asset ...

Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... "Human capital in the broadest sense is an area where we will see an accentuated focus," Moret said. "That includes diversity, equity and inclusion, which is a tone set by management from the top down and informs activities bottom up. Client relations ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... apply to the financial ombudsman regarding issues they may have with the Afterpay service. "I think this speaks to the diversity of the BNPL industry itself," Saadat said. "You do hear about concerns with BNPL from financial counsellors and people working ...

ESG ratings "just opinions": Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... reflecting values, there's also the investment perspective here," Fung said. "From that angle, I would argue that having diversity in terms of the way that ratings companies are approaching ESG, it's merited and not unwelcome." MSCI vice president ...

Climate change, diversity, inequality top engagement agenda: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate change, diversity, and systemic inequality topped the engagement list for T. Rowe Price, with the global fund manager pressing for improved disclosure from corporations and asset managers on ESG issues. T. Rowe Price has issued its third ESG ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... has been really encouraging is just to see how much activity has really been spurred on in part by the roadmap and the diversity of organisations that are picking up the roadmap recommendations and running with them and using them as license to drive ...

ASX companies face heightened stakeholder scrutiny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... risks. These include climate change, sustainability and long-term growth. Also on the agenda are cultural change, broader diversity, innovation and better stakeholder engagement. "Corporate governance is a driver of value creation," Kent said. "It's ...

ASX companies join 40:40 Vision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... investors and companies. As investors, we share a common goal with companies of improving long-term performance and gender diversity is an important part of that." According to the Chief Executive Women ASX200 Senior Executive Census 2020, in 2020, 25 ...

War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... to avoid investing in those companies linked to poor human rights practices. Nucleus Wealth recently added a gender diversity screen for clients, Klassen said. "We added a diversity screen to screen out boards that didn't have enough women on them," ...