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Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... any stakeholder in the market- is expecting companies to move beyond compliance and doing things like making a positive impact."

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
FS Sustainability is pleased to present this opinion piece from Simon O'Connor, CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). If there is one thing a UN Climate Change Conference always delivers, it is bucketloads of pledges. ...

Willis Towers Watson names head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... result in significant reductions in carbon emissions in the real economy. This means that we need to be able to measure the impact of the advice that we provide and the changes that our clients make to their portfolios; so making significant progress ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) has launched an actively managed equity impact investment fund focused on women and girls, available to retail investors. The Global Gender Equality Fund is the world's first, actively managed, impact investment fund ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... considerations for companies. "They're universal and they're indivisible," Wynn-Pope said. "How do we think about how human rights impact in a way that's meaningful and in a way that we can really mitigate against having negative impacts along the way ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... pesticides/herbicides, and the growth of the built environment, which are not necessarily climate related, but have the ability to impact severely on biodiversity." "The first step from an investor perspective is to understand the impact, even if it ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... impacts of climate change on women and girls. "We therefore call for all climate actions to recognise the differentiated impact of climate change by factors such as age, gender, disability and location, and ensure women's and girls' voice and ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Securities Services Q: The regulation of ESG financial products is fragmented - how does that impact different markets? A: We believe the fragmented nature of ESG regulation is mainly due to the different timelines between regions ...

Centre women in product design, COP26: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... of that product." Janus Henderson engaged with athleisure company Nike on this topic. Nike has recognised the negative impact surrounding lack of diversity in the workplace and has since boosted sales of its women's apparel by diverse staff who have ...

COP26 commitments on methane to impact infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... five to ten years and beyond is above w h at the companies have guided to so far. Strong performance on ESG factors will impact on cost of equity for listed companies in the infrastructure sector such as utilities. "We will continue to see those interim ...