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Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the second in a three-part series of articles brought to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services Inconsistent ESG data that is hard to compare and apply to determining risk and return is one of the oft-cited challenges to further ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... slavery context, just taking a fairly non-controversial viewpoint, where, often businesses say they have supplier codes of conduct that set standards relating to pay that state they the minimum wage or the acceptable international standard, whichever ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Governance Institute of Australia has issued its annual Ethics Index, a survey of a thousand people's attitudes to ethical conduct across society. The 2021 Ethics Index Score is 45, down from the five-year high of 52 in 2020. Although the 2021 ethics ...

BetaShares launches ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
BetaShares has launched four new ethical separately managed accounts (SMAs). This represents a milestone for BetaShares, becoming the first Australian ETF manager to successfully bring an ethical direct equity SMA to market, as well as being the first ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a three-part series of articles brought to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services Regulation and action by regulators around ESG-themed financial products is a key concern for investors and fund managers. With fragmented ...

RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sovereign bonds to encourage the development of local currency-denominated green bond markets in Asia. The RBA will also "conduct analysis to monitor the implications of climate change and related mitigation policies for the economy and the transmission ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... organisation." Vamos also stressed that boards need oversight of culture, be able to interrogate cultural levels and understand conduct culture. Part of this process will be upskilling and further education in courses that the Governance Institute provides ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... 2026, and advocating for an economy-wide reduction of emissions of 45% by 2030, based on 2005 levels. We will regularly conduct analysis and stress testing of our portfolio against a number of different climate change scenarios, including for a society ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has published its first sustainability report, detailing activities across portfolios. The first sustainability and ESG report focuses on activities within firm, including the hiring of Jessica Cairns ...

Conscious Investment Management invests in Victorian development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investment manager Conscious Investment Management has partnered with a community housing associated and a Victorian state government agency to fund the acquisition of hundreds of social and affordable housing units in Melbourne. The investment ...