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US SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... to achieve and summarize their progress on achieving those impacts." Further, funds that apply proxy voting or other engagement with issuers as a significant means of implementing their ESG strategy would be required to disclose information regarding ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... TNFD consultation group will bring together business, finance, public sector and civil society organisations to drive engagement in nature-related business and finance issues and the future adoption of the global TNFD framework. RIAA is one of six national ...

ASX boards need to "quickly evolve" on ESG skills: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... directors skills to better inform voting decisions. Melior is advocating for greater diversity of candidates in company engagement and through fostering relationships with industry groups, such as the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) ...

Investor backing for Say on Climate votes: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... reporting of a strategy to reduce emissions, and an annual non-binding shareholder vote on the company's plan at the AGM. Engagement and governance experts say that advisory resolutions can be a useful tool for assessing shareholder support while allowing ...

Igneo sets 2023 climate targets for infrastructure companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... customer satisfaction surveys, risk management, cyber risk assessment and modern slavery risk assessment; and employee engagement, which focuses on employee engagement surveys and apprenticeship/CPD. "We've taken a pragmatic approach in seeking front ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... in place a net zero target was to support and enable our investments team to speak more proactively to some of the engagement and the impacts we've been having in engagements across our portfolios," said Sybil Dixon, governance and sustainability manager ...

"Alarming" lack of capex alignment to 1.5C goals: Climate Action100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... companies on the initiative's focus list, and they are measured on their progress against the initiative's three engagement goals and a set of key indicators related to business alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement. They found indications ...

Investors putting climate change at centre of strategy: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... commodities, and emerging market corporate bonds." Peppelenbos noted that there is "a strong continued confidence in engagement as a driver of change," with 73% of respondents considering engagement as effective or very effective. Investors cite a number ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... directors. Roc-Sennett focused in on the material issues relating to gender diversity that investors can influence through engagement and active ownership, including looking at the so-called "broken rung", whereby women join companies, but then fail ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... structure which will enable the fund to integrate investment in impact activities focused on climate action, community engagement and livelihoods, and biodiversity conservation into TAFF2's plantation forestry portfolio. The impact activities are closely ...