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Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Small and medium sized ASX listed companies can measure, monitor and report their material environmental, social and governance (ESG) exposures through a new technology platform linked to the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s ESG Global Standard Metrics. ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate change and renewables, governance, and supply chains are the top 2021 priorities for institutional investors, according to a recent survey from Bank of America. "We expected climate to be important because everything is moving in that direction ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... ESG down the agenda, the impacts of both crises proved a force multiplier for the impact of environmental, social and governance issues, ranging from the link between workers made more vulnerable by the pandemic and overall human rights and modern slavery ...

T. Rowe Price joins Responsible Investment Association Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... community to further promote responsible, ethical and impact investing." T. Rowe Price integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision making to identify "well-managed companies that are leaders in their industries ...

Risk management to grow in importance: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... but nearly half say their team does not have the resources to do the job effectively, according to research from the Governance Institute of Australia. The Governance Institute of Australia recently released its Future of the Risk Management Professional ...

Vellum Funds Management builds property with NDIS units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... yield of 5% is projected. The integration of NDIS units is part of Vellum's environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) focus, said Binuo Erth, Vellum's managing partner. The fund also focuses on the fast-growing BTR segment of the housing ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... The rapid uptick is driven by factors including the ability to increase sales as awareness of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors among shareholders and consumers spread across most sectors of the economy. "My interpretation of that is that ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. As a signatory, SSGA will engage with companies to ensure they implement a strong governance framework that takes into account climate risks and opportunities, reduce emissions across the value chain, and increase ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... pandemic has been a strong topic of engagement during this year's AGM season, according to Dimensional Fund Advisors. Governance remains a key source of analysis for Dimensional, said Bhanu Singh, head of Asia-Pacific Portfolio Management, and governance ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... to Acadian Asset Management. Acadian is a global quantitative fund manager that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into its strategies and manages bespoke sustainable portfolios on behalf of clients as well. ESG data can be used ...