Search Results

Showing 251 - 260 of 1202 results for "engagement"

Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... heritage laws. Investors face financial, legal and reputational risk if they fail to navigate due diligence, disclosures, engagement, and stewardship expectations appropriately. But current policies and legislations are unsuitable to protect and conserve ...

More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... alike. "We're also going to need to adapt and that too will require large pools of capital." This requires ongoing engagement with the finance sector, McAllister said. The government is also developing climate disclosure requirements, slated for ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment strategy and responsible investment initiatives. She will also be tasked with spearheading advocacy and engagement work with regulators, and industry partners to promote sustainability initiatives and drive positive change in the industry. ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... "constructive dialogue" with "certain international companies that are economically active in Myanmar." Part of this engagement it demands for improvement to ESG factors or to mitigate reputational risk - and "most companies are open to this dialogue". ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... because "client's interests in this area are better served through our existing investor-led and client-centric issuer engagement approach". State Street Global Advisers, PIMCO, and BlackRock made similar moves in recent weeks. Climate Action 100+ said ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... may provide. "To really understand a company's approach to DEI, a range of other indicators can form part of an engagement conversation between an investor and a company... of women and other diverse groups," White said. Ultimately, experts agree ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... least one high risk commodity - but none for all commodities. "After a decade of being in the spotlight and numerous engagement attempts, it is remarkable that this group of highly-exposed companies has failed to produce a single publicly available deforestation ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... of the company's revenue was generated by an excluded activity, the Bloom Fund had to consider whether the company's engagement in the activity was material based on a qualitative assessment and there was discretion to still hold the asset; "If 33% or ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investment from greenwashing and a lack of adequate data from companies on their climate plans, but are actively using both engagement and divestment in equal proportions as tools for responding to climate risks. Reputational risk was found to be more ...

AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... is needed, and more specifically, is expected, by investors to ensure company alignment between their climate policy engagement and delivering the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement," A significant majority of companies fail to meet investor expectations ...