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Merlon Capital hires sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investments," Margolis said. "Further, the skills required to develop a deep understanding of ESG related issues and coordinate engagement activities is becoming increasingly specialised and resource intensive. "We are excited to work with Rebecca to ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... market-leading. Asset consultants also look at the firm-wide commitment. "How is the process say of collaboration or engagement within the industry part of the investment process and how is that disclosed and monitored," Birgden explained. The focus ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Zandbergen said that active management can assist in steering companies to positive action, through both one on one engagement as well as working through collaborative engagement groups such as Climate Action 100+. Partner publication Financial Standard ...

Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investment, "highlighting a continuing gap," RIAA said. "Responsible investment leaders demonstrate strong collaborative engagement, they explicitly and systematically consider ESG factors in decision making from the valuation of assets to the construction ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... operations and supply chain in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Climate Action 100+, the US$55 trillion investor engagement initiative that includes prominent Australian investors, released a sectoral guide for the food and beverage sector. ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... hasn't led to reporting of workforce numbers." "Where investors have engaged around safety, there's been a history of engagement on the safety on labour hire, particularly in industries where there have been high levels of growth in the last few years ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian investors are asking for detail relating to climate risk and modern slavery in particular, Reilly said. Engagement is a critical piece of that work, and 34% of investors in Australia believe "successful" engagement equals real world outcomes ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... are typically aligned with the firm's long-term perspective of investment stewardship, which feeds into the firm's engagement approach. "For that reason, it's important to take a step back to understand what we are trying to achieve from our engagement ...

UniSuper updates progress on net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... and with companies, Dixon said. "Within the wider investment teams, there is a shift from analysing to advocating in engagement processes, and that's the shift we've seen in the last year," Dixon said. "Being very specific and deliberate in our ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... most recently principal, head of communications. Stewart will drive a global communications strategy to grow investor engagement with New Forests' investment strategies and track record and to increase the recognition of forestry investment as a climate ...