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Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Plan and is an important part of our approach to sustainable investing," Robeco said. "Double materiality considers a company's operations from two perspectives: 1. Financial materiality: how society and/or the environment create risks or opportunities ...

CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon credit supply." Nindethana is Australia's largest native seed merchant, with facilities in WA and NSW. The company works with seed collectors across the country and is well placed to help develop and expand Australia's native seed industry ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the firms helped drive positive changes in corporate behaviour. As part of Climate Engagement Escalation Programme, the company undertook 218 engagements. The engagements apply across equity and credit portfolios and focused on 30 of the worst emitters ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity-related proposals provided explanations including that the proxy was overly prescriptive (33 funds), the company already reports (32), insufficient shareholder benefits (31), and the company already having a policy in place (28). Despite ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... boost production of Asparagopsis - a native red seaweed species. Nissui is Japan's second-largest marine products company and the investment will allow Immersion to construct a new onshore production plant near Geelong in Victoria to supply trials ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... managed appropriately." When analysing the ESG implication of AI, the researchers are looking both at implications for a company's business strategy and operations, and at the potential implications for sector level systems. It's important to consider ...

FS Sustainability launches inaugural ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... After gathering the long list of nominations, FS Sustainability worked with ISS ESG 1, a leading ESG rating and research company, to make sure that the nominees are employed at companies that meet minimum ESG criteria. "It is not mandatory to be a participant ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... also make a strategic investment in Deepki, securing a minority share in the rapidly growing software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. In March 2022, Deepki raised €150 million in a Series C round of funding, which was jointly led by Highland Europe and ...

RIAA launches armed conflict toolkit for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... exiting business by companies, where there's no sanctions in an armed conflict situation, it adds complexities and if a company provides and essential service such as food or health supplies, businesses risk exacerbating the problem if they exit suddenly. ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
No company is immune to risks of psychosocial safety, which poses potential financial risks due to negative impacts on workers and costs associated with lost productivity. Research shows that finance industry and corporate environments, alongside healthcare ...