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Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... environmental impacts. That leadership is modelled through actions taken at the team level, the customer level, through engagement with companies, and at the community level, Hunter noted. She cited actions taken during the bushfire crisis earlier this ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... actions they might have taken," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "They might have scaled up with additional training and more engagement with suppliers to ensure that it's not just about modern slavery, but health and safety. We've always argued that the ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... vote with the company." However, that doesn't mean the vote is meaningless, in that it builds a platform for further engagement. "I hope it changes the way we engage with companies," Gocher said. "A lot of companies don't give us the type of seniority ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... economy to a more sustainable path and achieve national emissions reduction targets." The report aims to drive greater engagement on the subject of green investment between project owners, developers and institutional investors, as well as "stimulate ...

Treasurers cite positive impact in green bonds: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... a stickier investor base, and iii) greater visibility. Also, 91% of respondents said a green bond "facilitated more engagement with investors compared to a vanilla one," according to Climate Bonds Initiative. Further, 88% of respondents said they planned ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... environmental impacts. That leadership is modelled through actions taken at the team level, the customer level, through engagement with companies, and at the community level, Hunter noted. She cited actions taken during the bushfire crisis earlier this ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... result of a 10-month review process, and based on international best practices, detailed consumer research and industry engagement, RIAA said. The enhancements include new rigorous standards, strengthened minimum requirements and additional information ...

Climate change, plastics, human rights drive 2019 engagement: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... modern slavery and human rights in the supply chain, plastic pollution were some of the topics that formed the basis of engagement in 2019 for fund manager Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil issued its 2019 ESG advocacy ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... engage with the finance sector," Quiggin said. "We are resilient, and there are ways in which we want to increase the engagement in the overall finance industry.... We are pausing for this crisis, and the big priority just now is looking at the health ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... group investment stewardship team for the APAC region based in Hong Kong. In this role she led the team responsible for engagement and proxy voting activities. Most recently Bennett has been a senior advisor to the Brunswick Group in Hong Kong and in ...