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ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental monitoring software across air, noise and water that is already a key input into many companies' social license to operate; RPM Global (RUL), a provider of a range of software modules to the mining industry bringing efficiency benefits ...

Oil and gas industry debate green hydrogen future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... fuels like LNG, and May raised the issue that building hydrogen generation capacity might challenge social license to operate due to the need for desalinated water supply and where to cite production facilities. Panellists agreed with May, but noted ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... said. In January, Rio announced an overhaul to its executive leadership in a bid to rebuild trust and social license to operate in the wake of the destruction at Juukan Gorge. Shareholders and stakeholders noted the moves have to be grounded in a wider ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto has overhauled its executive leadership in a bid to rebuild trust and social license to operate in the wake of the destruction at Juukan Gorge. Shareholders and stakeholders noted the moves have to be grounded in a wider change to culture ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This piece is sponsored by T. Rowe Price Companies' social license to operate and wider stakeholder concerns are core governance considerations during this AGM season in Australia. The recent history of corporate scandals relating ...

Evolution Mining links value generation to sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability goals as part of its long term value generation, citing water usage, climate risks and social license to operate as key material issues. Evolution has outlined nine sustainability principles that are aligned with long term value creation ...

WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... heart of the basis of what is a company in the 21 st century, and also pragmatically, what is their social license to operate." The survey is part of WBCSD's Governance and Internal Oversight project and aims to deliver a better understanding of ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... quality. The second part is the rapidly growing ESG market, and that's related to companies' social license to operate and their commitment to shareholders to deliver in a range of areas."

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... an important tool when you're thinking about the different stakeholders in the market and a company's social license to operate - community, regulators, government,- if it's clear what your purpose is, it can lead to an alignment of expectations." The ...

Data management presents risk, opportunity: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... requirements, but help you perform as a business." Maintaining trust with stakeholders is an essential part of social license to operate. "Organisations should look at this through a business sustainability lens and say, it's in our best interests to ...