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GRI to update three Universal Standards, seeks public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... for any organisation to use as part of the GRI Standards - the world's most widely used framework for sustainability reporting - and has already been downloaded almost 3,000 times since launch, GRI added

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian market for impact investing has nearly tripled over the past two years, from $5.7 billion to $19.9 billion, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Hanna Ebeling, chief executive officer ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The way companies are responding to managing their human capital during COVID-19 can be a way of assessing which companies operate sustainably versus those that do not, according to Lazard Asset Management. Nikita Singhal, global co-head of sustainable ...

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors has launched a climate-aware fund of international equities. Nathalie Wallace, global head ESG investment strategy. State Street Global Advisors The State Street Climate ESG International Equity Fund "seeks to achieve capital ...

Accounting bodies develop guidelines for disclosing to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have released a paper outlining recommendations on disclosing for the Sustainable ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Representatives from companies and investment management firms have been appointed to the government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of environmental, social and governance research, Ausbil Investment Management, Kate ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The COVID-19 pandemic is not likely to halt regulatory and investor expectations around corporate progress on climate change risk, according to MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change risks will impact virtually all of T. Rowe Price's portfolio holdings to various degrees, leading the global fund manager to factor climate change into analysts' evaluation. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...

Pivot to virtual AGMs, communication offer opportunities: Redback Connect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Email is the primary communication channel for investor relations, but a push to virtual events as a result of COVID-19 offers new opportunities and benefits for companies to engage with shareholders, according to Redback Connect. Jeff Downs, CEO and ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Ethical fund manager U Ethical is reporting resilience in its equities funds in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgina Laird, Jon Fernie, U Ethical "Sustainable strategies have held up pretty well, whether it's ethical, ESG or sustainability strategies ...