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ESG investment professional salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... basic ethical screens, and proxy voting through to undertaking in-depth research into companies' current operations and strategy to assess how this may affect profitability and sustainability. "If you're looking at investment analysts, firms are looking ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Scentre Group will enhance its disclosure on prevention of wage theft in cleaning contracts and how it manages safe workloads for cleaning staff, after facing the possibility of a shareholder resolution on the topic at its April AGM. The new reporting ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... renewables, you can't do it with the same type of staff, so rebalancing and upskilling of the workforce needs to be part of the strategy," he said. "a credible transition story, requires the overarching strategy to be supported by a holistic set of indicators ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds are setting targets that they are executing "in stealth" and "quietly implementing a divestment strategy that has not delivered real world emissions reductions." ACCR recommends that superannuation companies must play a more active ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto has overhauled its executive leadership in a bid to rebuild trust and social license to operate in the wake of the destruction at Juukan Gorge. Shareholders and stakeholders noted the moves have to be grounded in a wider change to culture ...

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... are integrating sustainability into their businesses and the work that Australia Post is doing in its sustainability strategy. "As a market leader and as a brand, leading by example is really important," Starr said. "We are supporting our customers with ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+ will conduct its first sector-specific strategy with companies in the aviation industry, including Qantas. Aviation is the first in a series of sector strategies that is being developed to help investors "push for greater ambition ...

Financial institutions at risk from bot attacks: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... likely it is to travel to the organisation and impact on the client experience. "Having the appropriate bot mitigation strategy is paramount, and ensuring that these controls are in place and not just monitoring/ data is key. We want to put that positive ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... also noted that stakeholder connections drive returns, meaning that the more that a company can link its purpose and strategy to delivering value to stakeholders - customers, employees and communities - the more it will produce long-term, durable profits ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... international Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) and will refresh the National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy. The CCRI is a finance sector-led initiative of more than 75 institutional investors, banks, insurers, rating agencies ...