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Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
As companies in the financial services sector grapple with increasing diversity within their ranks as much as they focus on diversity in their invested companies, one global fund manager speaks to the steps it is taking to enhance their approach to ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The global meat supply chain carries risks including animal welfare, occupational health and safety and climate change, but companies around the world across the supply chain are enhancing their disclosures and practices. Global fund manager Robeco ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Increasing diversity in leadership teams requires companies to support women and people from culturally diverse backgrounds in applying for positions, and results in improved organisational decision making. In honour of International Women's Day ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Not having a strong federal policy on climate change and a pathway to move to zero carbon emissions by 2050 brings continued risk to Australia's economic growth long term, according to the head of one the leading economic think tanks. Danielle Wood ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The total cost of future damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions can be used to estimate a price as a basis for generating climate change policy as well as considering impacts on companies, according to Dimensional Fund Advisors. Joseph Chi, head ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading superannuation and managed fund provider has become the latest to set a net zero 2050 carbon target for its portfolio. Mercer Australia has committed to a target of net-zero absolute carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian Funds and the ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
When asked about 'impact', the first reaction of many investors is to point to private markets. We argue that, if we are indeed to achieve the massive social and environmental objectives that are needed, we must enlist the public markets, specifically ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations is a human challenge, but it also has implications on investors, companies and operations and supply chains. As rollout of the various vaccinations for COVID-19 begin to happen in countries around ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG is increasingly becoming a "total portfolio" subject, with investors seeking an approach to material ESG issues in a way that encompasses all asset classes, according to a new study from bfinance. The global study includes 26 Australian respondents ...