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SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... 2021, and the fund manager's ongoing stewardship work. SSGA has identified lack of racial, ethnic and cognitive diversity as a business risk for companies, and has asked companies in which it holds shares on behalf of clients to disclose information ...

DWS to use advisory board to accelerate ESG activity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Haga is previously executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and has expertise in the field of biodiversity and food security. She has also served as member of parliament in Norway ...

First Sentier Investor hires IR director for direct infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... She was also a founding member of the 100 Women in Finance (Sydney) organising committee and is a member of the CFA Diversity Committee. Kabashima said she is pleased to be joining a funds management firm that values inclusion and diversity. "I'm ...

Assessing climate research as part of fund manager performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... climate change and biodiversity loss. In terms of portfolio positioning, it's important to both maximise the amount of diversity and remove unrewarded risks to position portfolios to be resilient and improve investment outcomes both in the current environment ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... said. "Within the last two years, our universe has grown to the same size as our benchmark, so from an allocation and a diversity of opportunity perspective, it's there. However, the fact remains that we have consistently outperformed for the last 10 ...

Women continue to make strides in ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... "We will continue to target those companies on the ASX who fail to recognise not only the obvious benefits of board diversity, but the risks to reputation and performance for those who lag behind." AICD said there were two companies on ASX 200 with no ...

DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Haga is previously executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and has expertise in the field of biodiversity and food security. She has also served as member of parliament in Norway ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... internally, using the common language internally," Farrell said. The report noted that the company has finished its 2017-2020 diversity and inclusion engagement plan and has launched the next diversity and inclusion plan for 2020-2022. Currently, the ...

Class linked to experience of inclusion at work: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... experience more exclusion, discrimination and harassment at work than people from higher classes, according to research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA). DCA recently released Class at Work, a report based on a survey of more than 3,000 workers ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "these issues have a material impact not only on your own company, but the economy in general." Social issues such as diversity and inclusion featured in engagements, Colton said, but other issues, and climate risk are still of note as well. Even as ...