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Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... as allegations of understaffing at both companies, she added. MSCI shares its reports with companies as a means of engagement. Earlier this year, Core Civic arranged a phone call with MSCI analysts to discuss the ratings, Thwing Eastman said. Neither ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... who's holding a company in the red left-hand rectangle [most exposed to regulatory penalty], I'd be thinking from an engagement perspective, you'd definitely want to be having some level of dialogue to make sure that they're aware of potential policies ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
The Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) initiative will press the case for greater engagement around sustainability and the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on financial outcomes at the 20 th World Congress of Accountants ...

BayernLB joins Climate Bond Initiative as Climate Bonds Partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... the State of Bavaria and the Bavarian savings banks. As Climate Bonds Partner, Bayern LB is "further advancing their engagement in developing green and sustainable finance," the Climate Bonds Initiative said. "The market for sustainable capital market ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... investment researchers, experts say the fact that ASIC has publicly disclosed information adds additional soft power to engagement with companies on their disclosures. Alison George, Regnan acting CEO The review, Climate Change Disclosure by Australia's ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... like screening are straightforward and verifiable, but the story is more complex, which is where ESG integration and engagement comes in." To that end, Future Business Generation also calls for more disclosure by superannuation funds, in line with the ...

Local Government Super selects PIMCO for fixed income ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... actively engages with issuers to improve ESG-related business practices. "We are excited to bring what we believe is an engagement-driven, industry-leading ESG fixed income solution to the Australian marketplace with Local Government Super; a long-time ...

Man Group to augment responsible investment, stewardship activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... level. It's helped us expedite our progress." Mitchell will also act as adviser on funds where ESG, impact investing, engagement and norms-based screening represent a principal feature of the strategy. Desmyter, the other co-head of responsible investment ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... couple of things that laid out who are the worst players and identified eight companies. From there, we have done some engagement specifically with Chase and Jamie Dimon. Chase is financing Geo Group and making money off of Geo Group which a company ...

Michael Dwyer appointed chairman of Australia for UNHCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... up such an important global leadership role with the ICC - and I know he is committed to promoting global corporate engagement with UNHCR."