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Uncovering value in ESG improvers: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... of the enterprise and then as a report card, potentially, in their score." Amoils cited the example of ServiceNow as a company held in the portfolio that they engaged with over social issues. "ServiceNow is a hypergrowth software company where as a result ...

Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... senior management, IAST APAC said. "While many companies acknowledged the expectations of the investor statement, only one company directly addressed the specific points raised by it," the report said. "The investor statement also resulted in a number ...

Pact Group commits to reducing emissions 50% by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions in Australia and New Zealand by 50% by 2030. The sustainable packaging, plastic recycling and reuse company's target covers its direct and indirect Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. "Our business activities have a direct impact ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... optimisation, cost of capital, and strategic premium. "For example, think of fleet optimisation, which will lead to a change in a company's capital profile or, how capital is invested into cleaner vehicles that use cleaner fuel," Chadha said. "When you ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... information from news/NGOs/service providers, including tech-space information. That's an important complement to what is the company saying about itself." The data allows RadiantESG to form three views on companies - whether the company is an ESG leader ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Karen Wood and ANZ chair Paul O'Sullivan provided insights on the material issues facing directors generally and their company boards specifically, citing social license to operate, being a purpose-driven organisation, the pace of disruption and managing ...

Ausbil charts ESG activities and portfolio engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... trade-offs. "That's where I believe ESG is heading towards - evaluating the trade-offs," he said. "You could have a case where a company is sourcing solar panels because they want to green their operations by focusing more on renewable energy on the ...

Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... includes our proprietary in-house Environment, Social, Governance & Engagement (ESG&E) scoring system, and our dedicated company engagement to improve ESG outcomes in small & mid-cap ASX listed companies." Globally, Mercer advises on more than US$17 ...

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable development and therefore long-term sustainable return. "We look at the sustainability positioning of the company, which has led us away from highly emissions intensive companies. An emissions target didn't drive this, rather it has been ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... acknowledge progress and success they feel they've had with management, or as a point to say they are struggling with a company." Neuberger Berman discloses its rational on votes for clients and publicly on its website, while the NB Votes initiative ...