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Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... companies and allocators of capital. "They know this transition will have social consequences and are keen to avoid the social risk that comes with communities being left behind," she said. "Investors are keen for more coordination, planning and certainty ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
New laws require companies to manage psychosocial risk in the same way they manage physical risk - meaning that companies would be held liable for sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination in the workplace. Further, the government's Respect@Work ...

MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Digital non-bank consumer lender MONEYME has become the third current ASX-listed financial institution to attain B Corp certification. The company started the process of B Corp certification approximately two years ago as a way of demonstrating tangible ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Global supply chains can create business efficiencies but also leave companies vulnerable to environmental and social risks, meaning that greater transparency is key to mitigating participation in unsustainable activities. This is one of the key messages ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
No company is immune to risks of psychosocial safety, which poses potential financial risks due to negative impacts on workers and costs associated with lost productivity. Research shows that finance industry and corporate environments, alongside healthcare ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) and the Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD) have announced their consolidation into a single initiative to address social and inequality risks in financial reporting. ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... issues relating to Indigenous people, drinking water concerns, etc." It is thus important to focus on environmental and social risk at the company level, Sebrell noted. "It isn't always the case that the company is involved in some of the ESG risks or ...

Risk management includes expanded ESG list: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Risk management "begins and ends with the board" and includes a full range of ESG risks including climate change, modern slavery, nature loss and social risks, according to an updated risk management guide from the Governance Institute. Risk management ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... the global head of responsible investment. Prior to that, she worked at GE Capital, where she was environmental and social risk leader. Australian Retirement Trust is bringing together the two heritage investment portfolios of its composite funds - Q ...

Weighing climate risk in corporate bonds: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... mortgage pools is that there are thousands of them, so you note going to see a whole bunch of information on individual social risk or environmental risk."