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US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Some US states led by GOP politicians have rallied behind the anti-ESG/anti-woke capitalism movement by constraining the investment processes of the public pension funds that they govern. In October, the state ...

Zurich accelerates net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... against a couple of different frameworks - the SASB framework, the World Economic Forum framework, the Stakeholder Capitalism framework and some of Zurich's strategic metrics." As part of that, Zurich at the global level has strengthened TCFD disclosure ...

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... employer ignore this at their peril. "Workers demanding more from their employers is an essential feature of effective capitalism," Fink said. "It drives prosperity and creates a more competitive landscape for talent, pushing companies to create better ...

ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... from, or work for, have society's best interests at heart." The majority of Australian CEOs see the rise of stakeholder capitalism, with 60% saying their main objective was "to embed their purpose into everything they do in order to create long-term ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... system, the geopolitical, the national system, and the fiscal system," said Andrew Petersen, BCSDA CEO. "A stakeholder capitalism approach will play an increasingly important role in how business operates within that approach." The COVID-19 pandemic ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Reimaging capitalism and reengaging with climate risk are two of the broad themes that will affect financial markets over the next five years, according to Northern Trust. Northern Trust has updated their capital market assumptions, forecasting global ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... beyond these principles. "I believe that the current situation - the COVID-19 crisis - gives us a chance to rethink capitalism, rethink shareholder primacy and recognise that we are going beyond Friedman - business now has to interact with government ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... supply-chain practices, the nature of the investment process is evolving and shining a spotlight on demand for stakeholder capitalism. Whether assessing the durability of a company's economic moat or the stability of its credit rating, this is the future ...

LeapFrog Investments names Julia Gillard to leadership council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... raised $743 million for the close of its third emerging markets fund. "Our world needs to transition to better forms of capitalism," Gillard said. "I am so pleased to join the Global Leadership Council, supporting LeapFrog in building businesses that ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... climate change, according to a new book. Professor Chris Wright, University of Sydney Business School In Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations : Processes of Creative Self-Destruction, Professor Christopher Wright of the University of Sydney Business ...