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Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement program in 2020, with key themes focused on protecting biodiversity and improving ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... University of Portsmouth, Brunel University and Loughborough University in the UK looked at "environmental, social and governance (ESG) decoupling" data across 14 years and found that boardrooms with more equal gender representation were less prone to ...

CEFC invests $80m in private equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... takes an "active approach" to working with portfolio companies to achive meaningful change, said Crescent Capital director of ESG Lucy Cooper "We look forward to extending this approach to support our portfolio companies in their decarbonisation journey ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... expertise and track record in Australian equity investing and long history and focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. "We believe investors can help shape a better future," Rahmani said. "The challenges facing our society -including ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... area." O'Connor pointed to regulatory developments around sustainability-focused products both globally, including the SEC ESG Disclosure Guidance in the US, SFDR in the EU, and SDR in the UK as well as locally. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has identified ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... what's the impact beyond that? Who are the suppliers in those, the worker representatives, the unions, etc." Meanwhile, ESG SaaS platform FairSupply has released a report assessing the likely changes to the MSA and how that will impact company reporting ...

ESG goes mainstream: How the role has changed and what lies ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023  |  NEWS
ESG practitioners are playing an increasingly crucial role in driving positive social and environmental impact while also ensuring long-term financial returns for businesses and investors. The role of the ESG practitioner has evolved significantly over ...

CEFC doubles investment in Artesian bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainability that they use a three-stage process to evaluate bond issuance, evaluating a company and its performance on material ESG issues, evaluating its overall credit-worthiness, and finally assessing the bond itself for its impact. "Green bonds ...

Asian companies setting net zero goals, lagging on capital alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... emission market in that it has around 40% of global GDP, but contributes 51% of new CO2 emissions," said Barclays Asia head of ESG research Dave Dai. "What's interesting is that countries with net zero targets have set targets from 2050 to 2070, but ...

Podcast: Decarbonisation and the EMUs - Julie Moret

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... manager said. Moret joined NTAM from Franklin Templeton, where she was global head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).