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Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... local university to sponsor an entire course, with the goal of creating jobs, not just the parent company, but in the supply chain.... It's unquestionably the right thing to do, and if you have a position of responsibility, it's your duty to make it ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Ausbil Even as companies come to grips with identifying, managing and monitoring exposures to modern slavery in their supply chain, experts warn that it is not the only human rights risk that companies should monitor. Research from international aid ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... respond. It's a massive opportunity, not only to learn off of our peer group, but as a peer group to influence the supply chain and the market." Cromwell has been reporting on its ESG performance for more than ten years, the firm said. Cromwell has also ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... strategy for its real estate business, addressing climate change, waste, biodiversity, social impact, accessibility and supply chain sustainability. Chris Nunn, head of sustainability, real estate, at AMP Capital "We're seeing increasing interest from ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... linked to beef production, calling on Australian companies to assess their exposures to deforestation in the beef supply chain. The Wilderness Society conducted a geographic information system (GIS) analysis of land in Queensland and found that 73% of ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... more plastic packaging than the company sells. "It's all about balance. Plastics matter in different places in the supply chain," said Varcoe. "The supermarkets are reducing plastics throughout, but it's understanding where reductions are beneficial ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... of mind concern for many people." Firms that are relatively well positioned to manage human rights risks in their supply chain include Telstra, Wesfarmers and Woolworths. We don't want to name and shame companies that comply with the Act and find issues," ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Businesses must put climate resilience at the core of strategy, and scale up investment in mitigation efforts alongside adaptation efforts, according to a new report from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Andrew Petersen ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... and the importance of business knowing and showing that they respect human rights across business operations and supply chain," Zimmerman said. "With the momentum around the Modern Slavery Act, it is important for companies to understand the whole breadth ...

CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... increased its business-wide focus on sustainability. It sends a strong message to participants of Woolworths' extensive supply chain and makes a clear statement about its sustainability and emissions reduction objectives to the estimated 30 million customers ...