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Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... several NGOs including Amnesty International for this report. Leading mining companies are concerned with stakeholder engagement and are also concerned with understanding what drives their ESG scores, he said. "When we interact with them, they're keen ...

First Sentier Investors hires industry exec to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... October. Le Mesurier joins First Sentier from Platypus Asset Management, where she ran the firm's approach to ESG and engagement across all strategies. Le Mesurier joined Platypus in October 2020 from AMP Capital. At AMP Capital, she was a portfolio ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... activities in Asia Pacific, including researching key corporate governance issues, undertaking direct and collaborative engagement on sustainable themes, and working with policymakers on key issues relating to sustainable finance. She will report to ...

Demand for ethical ETFs surge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... BetaShares is a more significant holder of shares in listed companies, which augments their stewardship activities. "The engagement with companies and how we vote our proxies, we take that very seriously," Liddell said. "When we send an email off to ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... 2020, UniSuper committed to a net zero portfolio by 2050 and a 45% reduction by 2030 through a combination of company engagement, advocacy and investing in companies that are "instrumental in achieving a net-zero future." As of 30 June 2022, 2.8% of ...

Responsible investments top $1.54 trillion in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
More than $720 billion dollars of Australian assets are used for corporate engagement and shareholder action, while the responsible investment market topped $1.54 trillion in 2021, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's annual ...

HESTA ups the ante on AGL, Santos on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions-intensive companies to help drive down emissions in the portfolio and manage climate risk." In 2021, HESTA introduced an engagement escalation framework for its work with emissions-intensive companies through its direct and collaborative programs. ...

Climate skills development needed: University of Technology Sydney

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... important were reporting and disclosure, followed by climate risk management. Also important were customer and client engagement on climate issues and understanding investment opportunities and scenario analysis. Despite having agreed these skills were ...

Big Red Group appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... industry experience across operations and general management. She has worked as CEO at RedBalloon, co-founded employee engagement program Redii, and most recently was the chief operating officer at Big Red Group, which included ESG within her remit. ...

Podcast: Uncovering corporate modern slavery risk with Clare Bartram

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... companies have risk to modern slavery, why it matters for investors and the outlook for enhanced regulation and investor engagement. Nearly one third (31%) of the ASX 300 are assessed as high risk for modern slavery, ISS ESG recently reported, while ...