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How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... net zero targets are still a developing subject. S&P TruCost has found that every sector in the S&P 500 aside from financials is not 1.5°C aligned - even before full considering Scope 3 emissions. Martha Brindle, director of equities in public markets ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... bias are particularly relevant for businesses in sectors that directly interact with customers or communities, such as financials, healthcare, and consumer services. "The biggest challenge is around the quality and transparency of data," Cairns said. ...

FS Sustainability launches inaugural ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... from the big end of town to the small caps." The 50 professionals on this list work at a variety of companies from financials, to fast moving consumer goods to mining, with the common good of protecting the long-term performance of their companies across ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... much distinction." On average, the investment options have "noticeably lower exposure to the materials, energy and financials sectors. Offsetting this, ESG investment options on average have higher exposure to the communications services, health care ...

Hong Kong stock exchange proposes climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... information on how climate issues and related policy change could impact an issuer's assets, business operations and financials," she said. "Our proposals aim to accelerate the building of resiliency and the sustainability journey of our issuers, further ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... the three-year milestone while opening new themes." This year, themes to be closed off include climate transition of financials, labour rights in a post-COVID world, human rights due diligence for conflict affected and high risks areas, cyber security ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... these challenges as I am." Le Mesurier joined AMP Capital in 2015 from APP Securities where she was associate director, financials on the firm's on the institutional desk, advising large institutions on banks, insurers and diversified financials. ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... would be blue collar versus white collar? "Then we look at their upstream supply chain and downstream supply chain. For financials, we look at where the money goes in the value chain. For other companies, say logistics companies, we look at whether they ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... information technology and industrials, and the three industries with the smallest gender pay gaps are health care, financials and consumer staples. "Women have done fantastically well to achieve executive roles," Gould said. "If that's not enough to ...

Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... variability among those other 10 policies, but they all have made commitments. "IEEFA has found that over 150 global financials have made commitments on coal - divestment and/or exclusion. AIA is one of the world's largest financial enterprises so ...