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Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... (ACCR). ACCR has published Cutting Carbon : what the rush to divest fossil fuels means for emissions reduction and engagement, a report that examines the decarbonisation targets of superannuation funds to date, and how divestment impacts on real world ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... leadership team and investors will be watching developments closely." Blakey noted that the super fund will continue its engagement with Rio. "HESTA will continue to engage with Rio on how they intend to improve governance oversight and long-term cultural ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian company to appear in the aviation sector strategy, and it is an existing part of the Climate Action 100+ engagement target list. The new aviation strategy continues the existing engagement with Qantas, noted Laura Hillis, director of Climate ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... economy, CEO Larry Fink stated in his annual letter to the CEOs of companies. Fink's annual letter to CEOs sets the engagement agenda for the year with the companies in which the global fund manager is invested. This year's letter is focused on the global ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. Our impact framework seeks to encourage improvement through active engagement with companies." American Century is also seeking to invest in companies that act or set future targets beyond current regulatory ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... and agriculture, steel & cement to determine what decarbonaisation pathways look like in those sectors and determine engagement targets for those sectors. "Towards the end of the year, we will launch what we call our Paris acceleration targets," he said. ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... customers, with Cleanaway's head of 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 ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... exposure and management of risk, of particular relevance given the complexity and opacity in the high yield market. Engagement in the high yield credit space is used to gain clarity on an issuer in general, particularly in private companies, and is also ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... because it's a financially material set of issues that boards need to consider." The racial and ethnic diversity engagement will encompass US and UK companies in the first phase, and SSGA is currently working on a report that will outline best practices ...

T. Rowe Price joins Responsible Investment Association Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... number of industry associations and initiatives relating to responsible investment globally. Joining RIAA formalises our engagement with our clients and the local investment community to further promote responsible, ethical and impact investing." T. ...