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Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... risks of modern slavery in their portfolios by using a proprietary risk assessment tool, using parameters including the Global Slavery Index, Transparency International and other frameworks. "That helps us to identify the companies we should be identifying ...

Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Investec Asset Management has launched the Investec Global Environment Strategy, which invests in public companies across the value chain that benefit from the trend towards decarbonisation. (Image Courtesy Investec Asset Management) "Scope 3 is a lot ...

RIAA certifies two Legg Mason funds as Responsible Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Legg Mason on meeting the high benchmark set for Certification as a responsible investment fund." Legg Mason currently has global assets under management of AU$1 trillion as at 31 December 2018, while assets under management in Australia are AU$52 billion ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... have put to paper through the framework agreement essentially the shared commitment to a whole wide range to bilateral and global issues," said Jason Collins, CEO of the European Australian Business Council. "The EU is very committed to it, any partners ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... of a company, said Rolf Kelly, portfolio manager and business analyst and member of the Investment Strategies Group for global ESG strategies at WCM. "We start at a high level looking at things that are readily available like turnover in a company, like ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... consolidation has been part of this maturity, and there was an opportunity for the CAER team to play a more prominent role in global development with ISS, whilst still offering dedicated, local input - which has seen the broader RI market grow to more ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... are living and working in slave-like conditions, according to the International Labour Organization. Of these, the 2018 Global Slavery Index estimates that 15,000 are living in Australia, ACSI noted. "What we want to see is companies reporting, thinking ...

Australian funds join international controversial weapons call

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
HESTA, Vision Super and Colonial First State have signed on to a global institutional investor statement calling on index providers to remove controversial weapons from mainstream indices. The open letter was sent to FTSE Russell, Morningstar, MSCI ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... in industry sectors, pointing out deep risks with slave labour "being used in Asian seafood supply chains and 84% of the global employee base in fisheries and aquaculture is in this region." Sustainalytics named "the human side of commodities" as one ...

ACCR planning to lodge resolutions at Santos, Woodside Petroleum AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... or give us what we're looking for." In addition to asking the companies to set targets in line with the goal of limiting global warming to below 2C, ACCR will also raise questions about the role of industry associations in opposing climate policy in ...