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Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... security is an increased focus in sustainability strategies, while larger companies home in on social factors such as diversity and inclusion as market differentiators, a business assurance consultancy has found. ESG management systems are increasingly ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... workers also believe they'll be overlooked for a pay rise in the year ahead. ACSI CEO Louise Davidson said that gender diversity is financially material to investors, as companies that are diverse tend to perform better. "I hope that the increased ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... development of a biodiversity impact index. China was one of the first countries to sign on to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and has a goal of 30% ecosystem restoration, in 30% of total land area, by 2030. The country issued more than 40 relevant ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... BlackRock's fiduciary duty. At its May 2023 AGM BlackRock shareholders overwhelmingly supported climate-friendly and diversity policies. Then in June of that year, Fink called ESG a "totally weaponised" acronym. He said he will not use the acronym ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... we expect from the entities in which we invest," the firm said in a statement. This includes a focus on governance, diversity equity and inclusion, transparency and reporting, and internal training on sustainability. FS Sustainability reached out to ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... emissions in the environment but some view as a get out of jail free card for infinite production of fossil fuels. This diversity complicates the assessment of potential risk in investment. Duncan Paterson, director of investor practice at the Investor ...

Podcast: Does DEI improve financial return - Raymone Jackson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and cognitive background results in better decision making. Here to talk about this topic is Raymone Jackson, head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at T. Rowe Price. L ast year, outgoing APRA deputy governor Helen Rowell said "genuine diversity is ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... linked to the sustainability-linked facility's interest rate margin. Portfolio companies will be assessed on their gender diversity, GRESB rating, and compliance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) - including stretch targets demonstrating ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... expectations also seek companies to disclose their exposure to material 'circular economy' risks and opportunities. Diversity: Expectations reflect ACSI's latest gender diversity policy, further articulate broader concepts of diversity, and emphasis ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... two years ago. That's encouraging." RIAA also assess the super industry on its own human capital management and diversity. Board representation is still majoritarian men - in 2022, 58% of the 469 trustees were men and 42% were women, a less than ...