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BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... healthy food companies, and healthcare companies. The portfolio is weighted to information technology, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors. "We have drawn on a variety of sources and experts and spoken with institutional investors, spoken to ...

Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... that time. The study also found that nearly 70% of all controlled companies are in three sectors - 40% in consumer discretionary, 16.2% in industrials and 12.4% in consumer staples. The study also found that controlled companies underperform non-controlled ...

CDP: investment in carbon reduction yields positive return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... signatories wrote to 300 companies in the 17 industries in the energy, utilities, materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. These 17 industries and 300 companies were selected because they have "high average emissions of 10 million metric ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... the recent report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) asserting that Australian consumer discretionary and consumer retailer companies do not have adequate risk management and mitigation policies around supply chain labour and ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... ACSI research paper into labour and human rights supply chain policies in ASX-listed consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies. This evolution has manifested in incremental changes in companies' activities - such as the increases of women ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Slightly more than a third of Australian consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies have a publicly disclosed supply chain labour and human rights (LHR) policy, and none of them have board oversight of LHR issues, according to research from ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... been sufficient incidences where people have been caught out. For example, given recent events, all of the consumer discretionary companies might be looking at their supply chain." ACSI is also participating in the ASX consultation process that is reviewing ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... prevalent than human rights controversies in ASX200 companies. The materials, consumer staples, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors notably have the highest frequency of labour rights controversies. The materials, utilities and energy sectors ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... disclosing companies, considered carbon pricing a risk of high impact - these companies were in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors." This year's report provided insights into how Australian companies are providing disclosure, and ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... 14.1% - up from 10.6% in 2010; healthcare, with 13% female representation, up from 10.1% last year; and consumer discretionary with 12.4% representation, up from 9.7% in 2010. The lowest proportion of women on boards is in materials, with 5.6%, energy ...
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