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DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Global fund manager DWS Group has established an ESG Advisory Board that will advise the CEO and executive board on the acceleration of its ESG strategy. The new six-person advisory board will complement DWS's in-house expertise in ESG, the firm ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... historic link between commodity price volatility, GDP volatility and equity risk premia. Wu said that exclusions serve to protect against sectoral risks, but wider risks to portfolio value remains. "The downside of the exclusions approach is that you're ...

Fashion industry shows action, gaps in ethical sourcing: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... listen to the voices and experience of workers; ensure workers' rights and safety are respected; collaborate with other to protect vulnerable workers; and build back better for workers and the world. The report found that 56% of companies were unable ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Chief executive of Rio Tinto, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, will step down following pressure from investors and indigenous leaders over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in May. Rio Tinto said the decision was made following the board review of the company's ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... farmers, land managers and landholders with the support to generate additional, regular and diverse income streams and protect their business, using established scientific methodologies that measure carbon abatement and sequestration activities and can ...

Rethinking ethics and code of conduct training

ATTRACTA LAGAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... training to anticipate and respond appropriately. So, why do so many training initiatives fail to engage employees or protect employers? As is the case with organisational culture, much training fails simply because of its poor sponsorship by or-ganisational ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... regional outcomes; 4. Investment in fair, transparent and more inclusive trade; and 5. Reduced structural inequalities to protect and support the most vulnerable. While Australia ranks third among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... government and the private sector, consistent with Paris Agreement goals, is responsible economic management that will help protect our prosperity." The group also calls for systemic risk assessment for the country overall, as well as for people, jobs ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA will directly engage with 14 mining and energy companies on working with Indigenous communities, with a focus on understanding how companies manage risks associated with Indigenous heritage protection. In the wake of the destruction of the Juukan ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... become a cornerstone investor in the first fund. The funds will invest in a diverse range of projects that will preserve, protect and enhance nature over the long-term. "Clients are increasingly focused on environmental matters and this initiative is ...