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Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... COVID vaccines, medicines and tests will reduce the impact of COVID-19 worldwide, and help foster a fairer and more sustainable global recovery," said Debby Blakey, HESTA CEO. "We're keen to work with other global investors to explore ways we can ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... exploitation, modern slavery and other human rights abuses in direct operations or supply chains are "unlikely to be sustainable in the long term." Identifying instances of modern slavery can cause reputational damage, supply chain disruption, legal ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... active investment such as engagement can be used to influence fossil fuel users and mining companies to integrate more sustainable practices. "It's also true that the inevitable transition will take longer than investors expect, and fossil fuels ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... water as of last year, according to Mary Ann van Bodegraven, group head of sustainability. This means sourcing from sustainable water sources, considering community needs, and improving vulnerability assessments and having in place management plans ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... three years ago, with a further third "actively considering" this step. Plus, 28% now map the portfolio against the UN Sustainable Development Goals, up from 3% three years ago, including 36% of pension funds while a further 38% are "actively considering" ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... jurisdictions, which have set the target dates to become carbon neutral," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "Using carbon taxes and other forms of market-based measures, they come into their ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... clean/renewable energy, green transportation, water and waste improvements, decarbonisation-enabling solutions, and sustainable products. "The potential catastrophic impact of climate change and other environmental threats cannot be overstated," said ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... excluded companies that derive more than 10% of earnings from direct and indirect fossil fuel holdings from its Active Sustainable Equity Fund. The fund has recently celebrated its third year since inception, reporting an 11.77% annual return since inception ...

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... planning to improve pay equity analytics in 2021. Companies, however, must get beyond metrics and analytics and put sustainable futures at the heart of their transformation agenda, Mercer noted. Going beyond a surface level understanding of sustainability ...

ESG managed fund fees revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... largest ETF, with $5.748 billion in AUM. Last week, sister publication Financial Standard reported that the Australasian sustainable funds sector reported a record $1.8 billion of inflows throughout the December quarter. Morningstar's latest Sustainable ...