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Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability metrics aligned with the WEF's 21 material ESG metrics, launched in September 2020. Socialsuite is partnering with six ASX companies - Euro Manganese Inc (ASX:EMN), Vulcan Energy (ASX:VUL), Elixir Energy (ASX:EXR), Minbos Resources ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... transformational Investment, which targets new approaches to convert global systemic risks into a sustainable return. Water is one of the six systemic risks identified by the WEF. "DWS is bringing those transformational investments not just residing ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... knowledge about ESG broadly and sometimes more specifically, and at the same time they come from different walks of life." The new six-person advisory board will complement DWS's in-house expertise in ESG, the firm said. DWS has EUR 759 billion of ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... environmental and social metrics. The new facility will refinance Downer's debt platform and comprises three, four, five and six year tranches. It was designed to "enhance the debt maturity profile, reduce average borrowing costs and provide flexibility ...

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."