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GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... making tax information available to all stakeholders - and applies globally. "Tax avoidance is a leading driver of inequality and as such a responsible approach to tax by business is essential," said Fiona Reynolds is CEO of PRI (Principles for Responsible ...

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... common factor, but they might have come to it because of refugee issues, indigenous land rights issues, or from social inequality considerations. So for us, getting to know our members determines where we're going to focus our attention, then we use ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... presence in the majority of factories. In the last 12 months, 22% more companies have created policies addressing gender inequality in the supply chain, including a strategy addressing discrimination faced by women, and 15% more companies now have robust ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... in light of the SDGs, and each of our verticals to the SDGS, no poverty, sustainable cities, climate action, reduced inequality. "We do want to make sure how we articulate our investment thesis does understand, acknowledge and adopt the SDGs. The real ...

Improved disclosure in fashion supply chain: Baptist World Aid Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... companies on their gender policies and strategies, noting that only 22% "had both a policy and a strategy to address gender inequality and discrimination in their supply chain." The report noted that tracing raw materials remains a significant challenge ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... likely to impact human capital management." There is also the potential for downward wage pressure, increased economic inequality, and demographic and societal changes - Morgan Stanley says "the proportion of people aged 55-64 will rise from 13 to 15% ...

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Ron Lind, Ron Lind, public member CalPERS Board of Administration Climate change, economic inequality and tax avoidance are all key environmental, social and governance concerns for global institutional asset owners, according to a panel speaking at ...

Regnan reports results of 2015/2016 engagements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... acknowledgement of the potential impact on financial stability of inaction on climate change and failure to address growing inequality. This has been coupled with increased activism directed at the providers of capital from NGOs and consumers. The 42 ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... to discuss these issues. The SDGs align heavily with that - business's impact on addressing issues like poverty and inequality." However, it is still early days and not all companies have turned their attention to the SDGs, said Matthew Bell, Oceania ...

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... organising thinking about putting into a framework what is going on already. For example, one of the goals is reducing inequality in and amongst companies - a lot of the projects I've worked on that need a social license, they need it because the local ...