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American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... getting its time in the spotlight, human capital and labour is now high on the firms' list of priorities. The just transition means maximising the social and economic opportunities of climate action, while minimising difficulties such as negative social ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... respecting Indigenous rights and heritage and supporting workers and communities in relation to an equitable and just transition. The broad-based support for the principles in the initial ASFI taxonomy framework report came through strongly in the final ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Lucian Peppelenbos. "We continue to see strong momentum on the climate and expanding into biodiversity and the just transition, but now it's the hard job of implementation, such as setting interim targets and assessing Scope 3 emissions." Against those ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... sectoral level, "as well as helping to identify and advocate for specific government policies that would drive a just transition, starting with hard-to-abate sectors such as energy, heavy industry, aviation and shipping. Molho joins from Aldersgate Group ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... respecting Indigenous rights and heritage and supporting workers and communities in relation to equitable and just transition, according to the paper. "The do no significant harm criteria and the work strongly recommends in the Australian context, we ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... prosecute in exercising their rights. The Brookfield bid could be problematic around workers rights around the just transition." There are other concerns about the MidOcean part of the consortium bid and exploration of Origin's upstream permits Kater ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... plants will bring additional risks, so directors with a background in the union movement, or sensitivities to the just transition movement should be contemplated for a start." The board renewal is also an opportunity to bring fresh diversity, said Watermark ...

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... products often come at a higher cost today. Bringing down this green premium will be essential for an orderly and just transition." Fink also noted that "no relationship has been changed more by the pandemic than the one between employers and employees," ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... other key ESG issues, including climate risk and diversity, equity and inclusion. Integrating the concepts of the "just transition" should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according to Mercer. Mercer senior sustainability investment ...