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Podcast: Making the SDGs count with Fiona Reynold

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
On today's episode, we are talking to the multi-hyphenate sustainability and responsible investment leader Fiona Reynolds about the intersection of the E and the S and why it matters for business. Fiona is an independent director and advisory board ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... company and portfolio level. "S&P Dow Jones Indices' approach to index design reflects a holistic view of the vast sustainability ecosystem and biodiversity is an important part of this equation," said Jas Duhra, global head of sustainability indices ...

Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Financiers are struggling to cope with new ESG requirements, grappling with data challenges and alignment of sustainability goals with business strategy. New research from Bloomberg finds ESG data is the biggest hurdle. A survey of 200 European financial ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... also be tasked with spearheading advocacy and engagement work with regulators, and industry partners to promote sustainability initiatives and drive positive change in the industry. Parkyn joined Apostle Funds 18 months ago as a special advisor to the ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... publicly communicated to our clients and market participants". For example, Adani Ports was removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices in 2021, the spokesperson said. An MSCI spokesperson responded to FS Sustainability 's request for comment ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Management also recently left Climate Action 100+. A spokesperson from Invesco, a fund with US$1.6 trillion AUM, told FS Sustainability that "after careful consideration" the decision to leave the network was because "client's interests in this area ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... specialist ESG and sustainable finance recruiter Talent Nation said despite the gap, there are signs women in ESG, sustainability, and environment are beginning to earn more across corporate and consutling. "In our previous two reports, we have seen ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... according to a new index created by supply chain experts. ASX 200 listed companies are not adequately reporting on the sustainability of their economic, social and environmental sourcing practices, the Sustainable Procurement Disclosure Index (SPDI) ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Peers said proponents of the anti-ESG movement have a "poor understanding of what sustainable investing is" - as sustainability factors have financial consequences for companies and that ignoring them would therefore be leading to breaching the fiduciary ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... lower- or higher-paying roles," Belinda White, responsible investment specialist at First Sentier Investors told FS Sustainability. This means that the pay gap could be taken as proxy for where the distribution of power lies in a company. And the workforce ...