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Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and it's had a huge impact on the apparel sector, and a sector fraught with difficulty has gotten worse. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson corroborated the view that while helpful, the Accord is not the finishing point. Carlsson recently ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Poll, found that greater accountability, better measurement and management, and well-defined leadership, are needed to achieve ESG goals. The study further found that executives are failing to execute sustainability strategies, as resource challenges ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
South Korean markets watchdog the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), has announced a taskforce to develop ESG fund disclosure standards. The framework will cover investment strategy and targets, relevance to ESG, manager capabilities and performance ...

Amundi launches suite of Net Zero funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... achieve their Net Zero goals. It will be managed by portfolio manager Mickaël Tricot and senior portfolio manager and head of ESG strategies - Emerging markets Andrea Salvatori. In fixed income, the Amundi Funds Net Zero Ambition Global Corporate Bond ...

Hong Kong stock exchange proposes climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... consultation paper that proposes enhancement of climate-related disclosures under its environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework. It also introduces new disclosures aligned with the International Sustainability Standards Board Climate Standard ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... renewables." Quinbrook's acquisition of the Company will deliver the capital resources, enhanced commitment to sustainability and ESG driven impact, and additional strategic relationships to support rapid scale up to meet the growing demand for renewable ...

Reducing carbon emissions without affecting tracking error: Realindex

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... implications of that policy, but we're providing evidence that some of the construction that YFYS puts in place - which is silent on ESG issues - can be managed to a certain extent by proper portfolio construction." As an example, Walsh noted that with ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement program in 2020, with key themes focused on protecting biodiversity and improving ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... University of Portsmouth, Brunel University and Loughborough University in the UK looked at "environmental, social and governance (ESG) decoupling" data across 14 years and found that boardrooms with more equal gender representation were less prone to ...

CEFC invests $80m in private equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... takes an "active approach" to working with portfolio companies to achive meaningful change, said Crescent Capital director of ESG Lucy Cooper "We look forward to extending this approach to support our portfolio companies in their decarbonisation journey ...