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Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... also known as the laws of war. The violence between Hamas and Israel is front of mind, as is the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but there are more than 100 armed conflicts currently underway in the world. Fauve Kurnadi, a legal adviser ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... including tobacco manufacturing, oil tar sands and gambling," ASIC said. "Active Super also stated that they had added Russia to their list of excluded countries, following the invasion of Ukraine." ASIC alleges that from 1 February 2021 to 30 June 2023 ...

Seismic shift expected in global energy mix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... significantly by 2028. Oil demand will peak within the decade as countries move away from fossil fuels - a shift hastened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, McKinsey & Company forecasts that power consumption is expected to triple by 2050 as ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... prevalence of modern slavery are North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Walk Free noted that the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands have the strongest government ...

RIAA launches armed conflict toolkit for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... armed conflict is between two or more states, where there is a military occupation or invasion of one state by another. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is front-of-mind for many around the world, but a panel discussion supporting the launch of the armed ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... start of 2022 saw significant local and international events, including the catastrophic floods in NSW and Queensland, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, rising global inflation, and a corresponding rise in interest rates and cost of living. Notably, the ...

First Sentier Investors to focus on armed conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... sectors." "With conflict, there are so many directions," she said. "It's identifying companies that are implicated in Russia and Ukraine, then it's about where there are JVs or supply chains or customer relationships that's hard to dig down ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... has the largest source of current global supply of nickel, with 45% of global supply as of 2021. The Philippines has 17%, Russia 9%, New Caledonia 8%, Ausrerlia 7%, Canada 6%, China 5% and Brazil 3%. "Indonesia has grown from a moderately small source ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The energy crisis and broader inflationary pressures of 2022 strengthened policymaker's commitments and accelerated efforts to end fossil fuel dependency, reveals the 2023 International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)'s Emissions Trading Worldwide ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... increased risks to portfolios. Fink also highlighted increased fragmentation such as shifts in globalisation driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, heightened polarisation exacerbated by COVID-related lockdowns and remote work, and the resulting impacts ...