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No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
There are no more ASX200 all-male boards, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Silver Lake Resources Limited, announced the appointment of Rebecca Prain as a non-executive director 17 August, while Kogan.com appointed Janine ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Andrew Forrest has stepped up the campaign against global protein producer JBS, calling on the company to adopt a No Pain No Fear animal welfare commitment. Forrest is challenging JBS to commit to the principle, which is applied to agri-food business ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... benefits," Gould said. Gender pay gaps pose a business risk. The study concludes that executive men more than women can hit at company returns. If a male executive is paid 2.6 times that of their female counterpart, every woman added to the team will ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but climate clarity needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... with sustainability experience, compared to 13 in 2018. From Subramaniam's perspective, the SDGs are a way of guiding company behaviour and forward strategy. "I would like to think of the SDGs as a compass because with any reporting framework/tool, if ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... engagement and analysis when we focus on material and relevant issues," Bottega said. "The issue has to be germane to the company, the industry and the portfolio. What we're trying to do with the systematic engagement with companies is we want to have ...

Assessing animal testing as a governance issue: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... cosmetics, and others, like China, just eliminated a rule that imported cosmetics needed to be tested on animals. But if a company wishes to sell products in countries that do require animal testing, the issue becomes a governance and a reputational ...

Evergreen launches responsible investment fund index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... groups like Sustainalytics and MSCI that rate companies in a fund, using a questionnaire that they send through to the company or through the company's publicly available information," Ashton said. "You can come up with a fund score based on the company ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand and previously led the responsible investment team at HESTA. Saleeba will continue to develop the company's sustainability and impact framework and focus on how opportunities in natural climate solutions, biodiversity conservation ...

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... renewable energy and hydrogen, the availability of quality raw materials and appropriate public policy settings," the company noted in the announcement, which came during its presentation of its FY2021 results. Managing director and CEO Mark Vassella ...

Mercer names global head of sustainable investment research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... its carbon emissions by 15% by year-end 2025. These commitments complement important climate work occurring across the company from helping clients measure and manage the risk associated with natural perils in a changing climate to supporting their transition ...