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Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... its regulatory push, the ESG flows will be extremely strong." Amundi also believes that the coronavirus may act as a catalyst for the ESG landscape, with four elements that may play out in the near future: an increasing focus on the social pillar, as ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... combat climate change, according to a poll conducted by research platform Glow. Glow recently released its report Climate Catalyst, based on a survey of 5,256 people to measure their levels of "trust and satisfaction with governmental response to climate ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... it's not just about modern slavery, but health and safety. We've always argued that the Modern Slavery Act is a catalyst - it's about wider human rights issues." Sutcliffe of CARE International UK reinforced the point. "There is a need to ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... gradual move and implementation of the future of work. "We are currently witnessing COVID-19 acting as a very effective catalyst for a major workplace transformation," said Megan Motto, Governance Institute of Australia CEO. "We are seeing organisations ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... have occurred around Impact Capital Australia and the work to get that up and going, government could be an important catalyst to actually bringing it to reality. That doesn't mean that government has to be the source of capital. I think that government ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... lens." Carlsson-Sweeney called the Modern Slavery Act a potential "game changer" in that it has the potential to be a catalyst for organisations to look at a wider remit of labour practices that fall under the "social" umbrella. "If you're a retailer ...

Australian Ethical questions calls for limits on environmental activism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... practices of secondary boycotts by environmental groups campaigning against industries such as fossil fuel producers. "The catalyst for us to speak out has been they appear to be an attempt to one, portray the call for climate action as one some sort ...

T. Rowe Price analyses water, energy, food nexus and investment impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... because water is a finite resource, its scarcity as a direct impact on food supply and power generation, and is often a catalyst for swift regulatory intervention "as the mismanagement of water resources is difficult to reverse, and because prices often ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... funding to study innovative and more sustainable farming techniques to positively impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Project Catalyst began in 2008 with 19 farmers, and at current count "helps improve the quality of more than 150 billion litres of water ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... policy of not publicly talking about their shorting positions. However, Carlsson-Sweeney said that shorting can be a catalyst for change around material ESG issues. "You can call out bad behaviour, particularly when companies are resistant to engagement," ...