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"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... in 2021 were appointed from line roles with profit and loss accountability and women make up just 14% of those line management roles across the ASX300. There are positive findings in the research: the report notes that the proportion of companies that ...

HESTA CEO joins corporate governance board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... president of the CalPERS in the US, directors Seiji Kawazoe, a senior stewardship office at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management in Tokyo, and Luz Rodriguez, a corporate governance professional at the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association. ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... misleading statements have been made in DWS's 2020 annual report, which claimed that more than half of its assets under management were invested using ESG criteria. In a statement to FS Sustainability, DWS called the allegations "unfounded." "DWS ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... is that agricultural investments committed to environmental sustainability, positive social impact and responsible management, who invest significantly long-term R&D and innovation, and are disciplined in their buying, produce ultimately higher return," ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... improving, Kell said. The lack of perfect data is not a barrier to action on sustainable investment, said APG Asset Management managing director global responsible investment and governance Claudia Kruse. APG, the Dutch pensions manager with EUR 613 ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... is in the process of a second close for Giant Leap II, which will feature investors from financial advisers/wealth management firms and institutional investors, Richardson said. Giant Leap focuses on seeding companies that produce goods and services ...

Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... overall." "There's also been some growth of the leaders doing more responsible investment across more of their assets under management," Boele said. "There's also the demand side, which covers the inflows that we're seeing. People are moving their money ...

PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... on 13 September in a newly created role as Head of APAC Policy. He will be based in Melbourne and will oversee the management and implementation of PRI's APAC policy work. Wiseman, a lawyer by training, joins PRI from ClientEarth, London, where he ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... report from Climate Action 100+ noted that Australia's beef and dairy industry is impacted by deforestation, pasture management, enteric fermentation - or the fermentation that takes place in the digestive system of animals, manure management and feed ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... companies in sectors including: airlines and airports, casinos, construction, mining, oil and gas exploration, property management, retail, utilities, supermarkets, and warehousing. "Across the board we're finding that reporting is still very low and ...