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Northern Trust AM names head of sustainable investing and stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... notes that Moret will also shepherd the stewardship team as they identify long-term risks that may pose challenges to shareholder value. In certain situations, in order to mitigate risks, the team will seek to engage with senior management of portfolio ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... votes only, but engagement and governance experts say that advisory resolutions can be a useful tool for assessing shareholder support while allowing for more robust targets and transparency in how companies approach how they will adapt to and mitigate ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The world's largest fund manager outlined its key engagement priorities for 2021, including board quality and effectiveness, climate and natural capital, and company impacts on people. BlackRock's sustainability engagement priorities are carried out ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... up to $610 million in concessional debt finance from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility. Genex and key shareholder J-POWER will provide equity to the project. EnergyAustralia is to be the project offtake partner for a period of up to 30 years. ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Modern slavery, climate change and decarbonisation, engagement with indigenous people, waste and good corporate culture were key topics of engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil recently released its engagement report covering its activities ...

More women on ASX200 boards, but lag in CEO and chair roles: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... well-established. More diverse boards make for better governed companies which is intrinsically linked to long-term shareholder value." In 2019, ACSI announced a policy calling for listed companies to set a timeframe for achieving gender balanced boards ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... and Fortescue Metals Group. "We expect Rio Tinto to substantially increase its ambition before 2022." ACCR has filed shareholder resolutions for 2021 to Santos and Woodside Petroleum, asking for an annual vote on the adoption of a Climate Report consistent ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... theft in cleaning contracts and how it manages safe workloads for cleaning staff, after facing the possibility of a shareholder resolution on the topic at its April AGM. The new reporting will form part of Scentre Group's Responsible Business Report ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... companies that are not progressing towards setting and implementing targets, including voting against directors and filing shareholder proposals or supporting other proposals at AGMs regarding climate action, with divestment as the last resort. This ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... mergers and acquisitions, unless the ultimate owner is prepared to transition; and/or co-filing and/or supporting shareholder resolutions. The report notes that most of the companies responsible for the majority of the emissions in the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...