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The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... talent that value the motto "work hard, rest hard". Recent trials are finding that revenue is up, alongside employee engagement and retention - and companies won't go back to the traditional model any time soon. But while this spells a boon for skilled ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... obtained a "forward-looking view of investee companies' emissions pathways, which is critical to investment opportunities, engagement and divestment decisions," Robeco said. Investors are backing renewables, with 51% saying the energy crisis has reinforced ...

Aviva Investors creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... integration of ESG into our investment process, the build-out of our sustainable outcomes franchise and enhancing our active engagement programme." Baig previously spoke with FS Sustainability, explaining one of the firm's engagement focuses through ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... deployment of alternative fuels and zero emissions transport technologies including electric and hydrogen, a supplier engagement programme to support vendors with carbon accounting and target setting, reducing the volume of waste and diverting it from ...

Embedding mental health wellbeing into company culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... in the workplace, said head of sustainability and advocacy Robyn Parkin. Mental health and psychological safety are engagement issues with portfolio companies, Parkin noted. "We're in a tight labour market, and staff retention is crucial at the moment," ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... to help power the transition towards a sustainable future." Aviva Investors' macro stewardship programme focuses on engagement with governments, policymakers and other stakeholders to "correct market failures on sustainability issues," Aviva Investors ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... its current form without providing critical information about planned koala corridors. Australian Ethical said that engagement with the company had "stalled", and also said that the NSW Department of Planning & Environment (DPE) has "failed to commit ...

Australian Ethical hires CIO, head of impacts and ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... investment officer. Alison George will join Australian Ethical on 1 May from Regnan, where she is currently head of engagement In her new role as head of impact and ethics, she will lead Australian Ethical's ethics research team and be accountable ...

Podcast: Stewardship and ESG Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... role. She works with Fidelity's research function on the firm's proprietary sustainability ratings, support engagement and voting activities with investee companies and contributes to the development of Fidelity's sustainability product offerings. ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... paper, and the timber industries. "This goes back eight or nine years when we started our [ESG] journey," Watson said. "Engagement with our members is done in a number of ways, particularly with me meeting with committees in manufacturing facilities. ...