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Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... rising insurance costs in response to shifting weather patterns." Ensuring access to data to make clear decisions about material sustainability risk factors is part of BlackRock's strategy, and also guides their stewardship activities in engaging with ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... issues," Aviva Investors said. "Aviva Investors is an organisation I hold in high regard, and one which has been taking material action to shape the transition towards a sustainable future from within the private sector by actively engaging with real ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Innovative companies with pricing power and companies with greater resource efficiency are expected to prove more resilient even during more a more challenging macroeconomic backdrop, according to the founder and CEO of Impax Asset Management. Ian Simm ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... start to gather the data based on where you are." McBain strongly backs the role of technology in aiding companies on material sustainability issues. "Whether you're monitoring/engaging workers to understand the supply chain, at the moment most modern ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... substantial remediation. We want to get ahead of the curve and identify labour risks." The strategy also incorporates material governance factors, as poor corporate governance may increase the risk of labour rights violations. Factors looked at include ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... business strategy specifically references ESG and sustainability. The top three most commonly cited ESG issues that are material to respondents' businesses and a focus the next 1q2-18 months are cybersecurity, GHG emissions and diversity. The rapid rise ...

FS Sustainability launches final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... and diversity of professionals who are actively shaping the agenda and implementing the strategy on a wide variety of material environmental, social and corporate governance issues. "We were impressed by the calibre of nominees our readers submitted," ...

Platforms up the ante on ESG products, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... investor are asking these questions, so the platforms are just responding to that and they themselves want more education material around what it all is, how it works, what the options are and what they can do to build that into the clients profiles." ...

ACCC investigating greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating businesses over greenwashing claims, after an internet sweep determined that 57% of targeted businesses made "concerning" claims about environmental or sustainability practices. ...

Push for greater ESG alignment in C-Suite pay

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... than half of its no votes were on remuneration proposals, specifically relating to "the lack of explicit linkages of material ESG issues to management's long-term incentive structures." "Our investment thesis is that non-financial ESG risk manifests ...