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Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... perspective. What we did was we reached out to our sector teams and asked everyone to think about key ESG risks facing their industries and we to back some really great ideas and topics." Climate change featured prominently on the list, unsurprisingly. ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... in the 2018 GEI for their efforts to create work environments that support gender equality across a diverse range of industries," said Peter T. Grauer, chairman of Bloomberg and founding chairman of the U.S. 30% Club. "Their leadership sets an important ...

High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... approach and also examined 29,000 incidents between 2014 and 2016. The analysis covers 45 incident types, the most exposed industries and the countries at greatest risk. Australia has a higher than average number of incidents, and a higher amount of ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... donations and giving by government and entities; and publishing a list of products or services, people groups, areas and industries with a high risk of modern slavery, both within Australia and internationally. Some multinational companies (MNCs) have ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... heat map through the lens of prudential standard CPS220, identifying the key climate-related risks across each of the industries we regulate. APRA supervisors have begun to ask questions of regulated entities. Initially, these have related primarily ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The disruption of transport with electric vehicles (EV) and autonomous vehicles will reshape cities, industries and expose investors to both risks and opportunities, according to a panel at Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual ...

RIAA annual conference to discuss how responsible investment will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... starting to see is that for a long time the industry has been focused on how we avoid ESG risk, how we avoid harmful industries from divestment, and where the industry is shifting is to focus on where we're allocating money as opposed to where we withdraw ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... gender diversity. If you're going in by saying 30% female, that can be, for some companies, quite difficult, and in some industries, it is a big step. But if you work through the need for cognitive diversity - you're starting to see, particularly on ...

Westpac, Mirvac named as global leaders in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... gauge companies' lobbying activities. The CSA also expanded the impact measurement and valuation criteria to nearly all industries. RobecoSAM said it perceives policy influence as a material issue for investors "that deserves more attention from ESG ...

ASX100 CEO pay remains below 2009 peak: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... a realised-pay basis, with Macquarie Group's Nicholas Moore, Domino's Pizza Enterprises' Don Meij and James Hardie Industries' Louis Gries joining Westfield Corporation's CEOs, the Lowy brothers Peter and Steven, in this category. "Meij's ranking on ...