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Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... activities or combining with broader sustainability issues such as social and development. FTSE Russell uses disclosed data, disclosure from engagement from companies, and then uses an internal team to model data based on estimates from available information ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Scentre Group will enhance its disclosure on prevention of wage theft in cleaning contracts and how it manages safe workloads for cleaning staff, after facing the possibility of a shareholder resolution on the topic at its April AGM. The new reporting ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Jacki Johnson and Simon O'Connor, co-chairs of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and solely reflect the writers' opinion Many will opine on the lessons learnt from 2020, but the seismic shifts ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... whether medical or environmental, demand a global and ambitious response." Fink's letter particularly noted that data and disclosure of net zero transition plans is essential, because it allows grater assessment of sustainability risks. To that end ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... critical. "Our focus is on what the company discloses, and if there's information from third-party providers or company disclosure that's old or estimated, we're not going to rely on that, and we will make sure we engage with the company to gather the ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... have the responsibilities to their communities to do that." Also, transition bonds will need transparent, credible disclosure and an independent process towards the named targets, which may prove challenging for companies. "A sustainability-linked bond ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... investor expectations we have towards companies in terms of requiring good governance, good climate action and good disclosure. But what we call enhanced is that first of all, the targets will be firmly linked to our portfolio exposures, so we will target ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). By becoming an official supporter of the voluntary climate risk disclosure framework, the SEC will aim to "raise awareness and encourage business sectors to (1) incorporate climate-related risks ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... investor relations also noting that their standalone report came as the result of engagement with super funds pressing for disclosure on those issues and more. The continuing focus on intangible assets like conduct and social license to operate combined ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... business. The most common issues we observe in environmental and social considerations when we do our research is a lack of disclosure and preparedness. Our solution to this is to regularly engage with companies and move them in the right direction. ...