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ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... that a manufacturing business with strong integrated automation could provide benefits in stronger occupational health and safety and better wellbeing for employees, which enhance operational environments and affect social factors as a second example. ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Managing sexual harassment and psychological safety as part of occupational health and safety, focusing on diversity and inclusion beyond gender and seeking policy certainty through climate are all issues of concern for board members speaking at the ...

Ausbil charts ESG activities and portfolio engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Decarbonisation, modern slavery, Indigenous rights and the impact of operational health and safety were key ESG issues in 2021 for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil released its 2021 ESG report, delving into material ESG issues that impacted the ...

Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... energy, technology improving energy efficiency or resource use, as well as technology improving occupational health and safety outcomes. "Mercer's significant commitment to Perennial Better Future is a vote of confidence in our process and approach to ...

Igneo reports on ESG progress

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... process, the firm has set five minimum standards for all portfolio companies. The minimum standards include health and safety, with zero accident targets and standard reporting; environmental performance, covering emissions targets and emissions reporting ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... identified five "non-negotiable minimum standards across all portfolio companies." The minimum standards include health and safety, with zero accident targets and standard reporting; environmental performance, covering emissions targets and emissions ...

Cyber security, COVID and climate change cap CEO concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... He also likens the spread and embedding of climate change to the evolution of consideration of occupational health and safety concerns over the past few decades. "As we saw with OH&S 20 to 30 years ago, or digital a few years ago, this needs to be across ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... and this goes back to the complexity of ESG," Cairns said. "Some information is simple to find. For example, health and safety metrics, you can get the information from reports. If you're thinking about a topic like modern slavery, the level of disclosure ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... companies define and describe their labour hire and contracted workforce; and while all companies report some health and safety data, many fail to disaggregate this data for their indirect workforce, the report found. The report focuses broadly on what ...

Agriculture business signs first sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... targets, including reducing Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions; improved animal welfare outcomes; and workplace health and safety innovations. "We're a third generation family business and our family council had very strong views about sustainability ...