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Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... from the COVID-19 pandemic and Biden's commitments to shore up and expand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to gender inequality, with the US being the only OECD country not offering paid parental leave, and of course action on climate. "It is important ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... change are massive disruptors sitting alongside economies that need to modernise." Another trend is the growing sense of inequality and lack of trust, Philip noted. "What COVID-19 has done has been to accelerate all of these trends," he said. "We need ...

Northern Trust outlines social, environmental challenges to road ahead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... inflation, policy, really the whole set of circumstances," Sturkenboom said. "We kept getting back to the question of inequality, how it's hampering economic growth, how it's the force behind impactful political changes such as the Brexit vote, Trump's ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... strengths as well as "glaring inadequacies." On the positive side, the report highlights the work of Wesfarmers on gender inequality, noting the company has targets in place for female executives and board members and a gender pay gap target of +/-5%. ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... mentions of SDG 5, 8 and 13 with increasing disclosure requirements relating to risks associated with human rights, gender inequality, climate change and more faced by Australian companies, brought about by regulatory developments and initiatives such ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... UN member states in 2015, including Australia. The goals address global challenges including those related to global inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The SDGs are all interconnected. The letter stresses the need ...

Capacity, resilience and interdependency key engagement topics: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Events in 2020, including the bushfire season, the COVID-19 pandemic and the "global conversation on inequality highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement" have raised the issues of capacity, resilience and interdependency to the forefront of engagements ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... advocacy, Ethical Partners Funds Management and manager, Ethical Partners Tatrai Giving Fund. "We talk a lot about inequality, we talk about the SDGs, we talk about the new attention particularly after COVID-19, being paid to the social factors," Parkin ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... said Kirstin Hunter, co-founder of Future Super. "We exist to build a prosperous future, free from climate change and inequality, and we do that through the power of money and campaigning for that future," Hunter said. "From an investment point of view ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... natural to look at how they manage human capital and social capital," Wallace said. "Now, as we can see in the US, inequality and the lack of diversity or equal opportunities, this is really at the forefront on executives' minds, not only environmental ...