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DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... established an ESG Advisory Board that will advise the CEO and executive board on the acceleration of its ESG strategy. The new six-person advisory board will complement DWS's in-house expertise in ESG, the firm said. DWS has EUR 759 billion of assets ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... executive branch can undertake. The US is thus far the first and only country to leave the voluntary agreement. A coalition of six of the founding partners of The Investor Agenda, including the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, CDP, Ceres, Investor ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... risk are also those that are being hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deloitte Access Economics' estimates that the top six industries hardest hit by COVID represent 32% of all employed people in Australia and 25% of GDP, measured in weekly payroll ...

Fashion industry shows action, gaps in ethical sourcing: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... report, which assesses more than 400 fashion brands on their ethical sourcing practices. The report scores brands against six fashion commitments, which this year focused on responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: support workers' wages by honouring supplier ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... many parts of the organisation. Whilst there was that broader stakeholder consultation that came together regularly in the six months leading up to the statement, and learning from one to another, people were also doing their own thing. For example ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... she said. "We've toyed with a few different way of reporting against the SDGs, and this is our first attempt to do that. The six we selected stood out that we can actually do some meaningful stuff here."

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... McDonald noted. "This means members in our Diversified option have exposure to our direct investments such as property with six-star energy ratings, essential worker affordable housing, as well as our private equity initiatives such as our recent investments ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Fund and the $1.5 billion allocated to the Modern Manufacturing Strategy that identifies recycling and clean energy as one of six focus areas. "BINGO's plans to invest further in advanced recycling infrastructure align perfectly with these initiatives," ...

Majority of super funds not disclosing portfolio holdings: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Portfolio Holdings Study the most popular method of portfolio holdings disclosure was fund wide, showing the top 20 holdings on a six-monthly basis via lists on the fund's website. "A super fund either believes in transparency or it doesn't," ...

QBE makes allocation to impact investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Investment Fund, as part of its dedicated Impact Investment program, Premiums4Good. QBE is the anchor investor in the fund, and the six million-dollar close will enable Save the Children to start investing in the social enterprises in its pipeline, in ...