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CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... developing standards on other topics, such as the asset manager code, the global investment performance standards, the code of ethics and professional conduct." The CFA Institute's ESG disclosure standards are global, which means they bring interoperability ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's perception of society's ethics has taken another fall, and the perceived overall importance of ethical conduct has increased, leading to a net ethical expectations gap that exposes risks, according to the Governance Institute. The ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... alleges "apparent breaches of the Environmental Claims Code and Australian Association of National Advertisers Code of Ethics." "Climate change is one of the key challenges of our time and with it has come a fundamental shift in global policy and public ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... at managed accounts, you have the transparency and the look through," he said. "If a client wants to invest in line with ethics, and has as very specific aversion to a particular stock, then managed accounts allow you to customise the portfolio and exclude ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... seen as being the most pressing future ethical challenges. The Governance Institute of Australia has issued its annual Ethics Index, a survey of a thousand people's attitudes to ethical conduct across society. The 2021 Ethics Index Score is 45, down ...

Boards have responsibility to manage ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Ethics and managing material ethical issues is a board responsibility, but directors can be at risk of having tunnel vision and not recognising the impacts of their decisions, according to the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership. Cranlana Centre ...

Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... process, that's an uncomfortable balance. Does that balance shift if you're helping millions of people? The thing about ethics is that it's a balance and a balance of when does an unpleasant thing become the choice of preference for a relatively sensible ...

Women make strides on ASX300 boards, but cultural diversity lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "Consumers are increasing the pressure, choosing to spend their dollars with diverse organisations which can demonstrate strong ethics and good culture. "Internationally, we are seeing countries list diversity as a reportable benchmark for companies ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... concerns or actively avoid certain investments which carry substantial environmental risk. As is the case with everyday ethics, there are various ways in which the term can be interpreted and enacted through clients' investment strategies or portfolios. ...

HSBC AM takes stake in women-owned ESG investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... RadiantESG investment approach is to view companies through a variety of lenses including product, news flow sentiment, an ethics and norms-based perspective, and NGO perspectives, in addition to employing a traditional ESG operational view in order ...