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Best ESG super products recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... returns. Money cited HESTA's campaigns including the 40:40 Vision campaign to achieve at least 40% women in ASX 2300 executive roles by 2030, and its formal guidelines for with companies on a range of issues including engaging with Indigenous communities ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Companies in Australia expect an increase in sales as a direct result of efforts to incorporate sustainability in their business, according to a survey from HSBC. According to HSBC's Navigator survey, 84% of Australian companies expect sales growth ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... through company engagements, our thought leadership, and proxy voting," said Cyrus Taraporevala, president and chief executive officer at SSGA. "...Our stewardship group engages with the entire global universe of listed companies and their boards to ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... revenues don't look very good, you would hope that management compensation is reflective of this." The rise of linking executive remuneration to management of climate-related risks is also a topic of consideration for Dimensional. "Incentivising ...

Integrating climate impacts in quant strategies: Acadian Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... that forward-looking process, Acadian looks to whether companies are aligning those emissions reductions targets with executive remuneration from a systematic perspective, a process that is enhanced by companies taking up the Task-force on Climate Related ...

Evolution Mining links value generation to sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability performance. "We call it value creation at every stage," Murfitt said. "My role has a direct report to our executive chairman, and it's important to our business strategically.... We use sustainability as an asset and a lever and something ...

Climate Action 100+ adds companies to engagement list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... will allow the world to transition to a net-zero future," said Fiona Reynolds, Climate Action 100+ vice chair and chief executive officer of the Principles for Responsible Investment. "Along with governments, the private sector - investors and business ...

Women continue to make strides in ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... that ASX 200 companies are lagging in increasing women in senior leadership roles. Citing the recent ASX 200 Senior Executive Census by Chief Executive Women survey, ACID noted that in 2020, only 5% of ASX 200 CEOs are women, and nearly two-thirds of ...

DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Global fund manager DWS Group has established an ESG Advisory Board that will advise the CEO and executive board on the acceleration of its ESG strategy. The new six-person advisory board will complement DWS's in-house expertise in ESG, the firm ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... control of the House, with precise numbers of the party splits still being settled. Biden has pledged to take a number of executive actions, such as bringing the US back into the Paris Agreement. This will bring new impetus to address climate change ...