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Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... companies have an explicit target. The drive for consideration of material ESG issues is being strongly driven by directors, employees and investors as well as regulators and customers, according to the survey. Cottier noted that the 2019 survey was ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change is a strategic risk to business, their employees and the communities in which they operate, and is also intertwined with human rights, according to Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA). Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director GCNA, the ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... credible, authentic and transparent to key stakeholders whether they're investor, consumers, those in the supply chain, employees, community more broadly. This is the realisation/manifestation of sustainability in the next decade, and this is an ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... good governance. But the environmental factors and the social aspect of it is also important - companies that treat employees well, treat customers fairly, and so on. There are core to Saturna's long term value based investing philosophy that's been ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... when we ask why leaders took their potion, they highlight external stakeholders - predominately customers - and their employees. They're getting pressure from their people, they're getting pressure from markets, or they're seeing opportunity in the market ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... head of infrastructure asst management Europe at First Sentier. "If you can sustain your enterprise by having engaged employees, and a track record of improving your safety, a track record of great governance in training people from the bottom up, that's ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... translated into increase staff dedicated to responsible investment - 51% of super funds are employing one or more full-time employees with significant responsibility for responsible investment. Responsible Investment employee numbers have doubled since ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... in the air as of publication. It has yet to be determined what civil and potentially criminal penalties the bank and employees will face. Westpac does not stand alone in AML/KYC failures. Commonwealth Bank of Australia paid a then-record fine of $700 ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... overall enterprise risk management and strategic planning process. Firms need to understand how suppliers, customers, employees, and other stakeholders will be affected. Climate transition will be a long process and firms need to begin planning for it ...

Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Australian retail investors would accept lower financial returns if companies always acted ethically towards customers, employees and the community, according to new KPMG research. The report is based around a nationwide survey of 1,510 Australian retail ...