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ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... effective oversight of diversity, equity, and inclusion more broadly, beyond the board," Taraporevala said. "...With human capital management now widely seen as both a risk and opportunity for employers in the wake of the pandemic, we have also published ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... taking workforce and broader community impacts into consideration, investors can look to existing metrics around human capital for guidance. "From a metrics point of view, that's not standard yet, and that is the area that would give it greater visibility ...

Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... decarbonising the economy, climate transition and the impacts. There is more work the industry needs to do. The second is human capital, accentuated by the "fragilities in the global economy" laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and social unrest in 2020. ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... and hold them accountable. We think that might be more effective than an advisory vote." SSGA has also identified human capital management as a material engagement going forward. This covers issue of diversity and inclusion, occupational health and safety ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... strategy, purpose and financial resilience, that's something that we spend time on as well," she said. "Both the human capital management piece and capital preservation and balance sheet management, and all of that. But many companies that did well were ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... "COVID in itself has drawn attention to social issues more broadly among investors as well as brought more focus on human capital development," said Mans Carlsson, head of ESG research at Ausbil. "That was one of the catalysts, but not the only one. ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... investing. "Diversity and inclusion is a key part of the S or Social component in ESG and we look for indicators around human capital management such as employee hiring and retention," Signori said. "It also goes to governance, when we talk about the ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... grown as manufacturing and resource sectors decline, and companies that create value from brand, reputation and human capital experience increased growth. Regnan analysed ASX200 companies' performance from December 2007 to December 2016 and found ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... from different perspectives," he said. Gathering data on companies' diversity policies and implementation, how human capital is managed more broadly, and the demographic makeup of companies is a fundamental challenge. "We are looking for companies ...

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... common meeting ground for a variety of stakeholders and participants - Davila noted that it can apply equally to human capital management and aligning employee roles and culture issues, to community expectations as well. "One of the really interesting ...