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Franklin Templeton hires CalPERS exec for new global head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Templeton has created a new role of global head of sustainability and hired a heavy hitting exec from the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) to fill it. Franklin Templeton has hired Anne Simpson to the role of global head of sustainability ...

Stakeholder capitalism key to long-term returns: Fink

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and a long-term view. In his annual letter to CEOs, Fink highlighted the changing relationship between employers and employees as a result of the changes borne of the COVID-19 pandemic, and cited an "explosion" in the availability of capital for market ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... such as employee satisfaction, said SSGA global head of asset stewardship- voting and engagement Benjamin Colton. "If employees are seeing an all-male board, it could be demoralising for the culture," he said. "Conversely, if they're seeing companies ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... material ESG issues effectively will constitute a business failure by 2030. Increasing regulation and expectations from employees, customers and investors means businesses will have to transform their business models, according to the Looking ahead ...

Future Super in $6 billion acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... with Future Super provides us with the best opportunity to achieve our goals for our smartMonday members." Almost 50 employees will transfer into the Future Super Group as part of the transaction, taking the business to a headcount of 110 professionals. ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... constitute a business failure by 2030, according to research from KPMG Australia. Increasing regulation and expectations from employees, customers and investors means businesses will have to transform their business models, finds the Looking ahead: ESG ...

Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... if their grievance mechanisms include measures like hotlines, that those hotlines not only be available to internal employees but also to external stakeholders including suppliers. "If I'm an employee of the company, if I identify a risk of modern slavery ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... pay (at $600,0000 and above) as increasingly unethical (net score of -28, down from -18 for companies of up to 5000 employees), with all CEO pay levels measured seeing drops in ethical perception 2021. "Events like the Royal Commission into banking highlight ...

Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... of pressure if they work for a non-Australian MNC, and a lot of them are pressured internally. All talked about their employees are speaking up about ESG and what are we doing as a business and they're driving change as well." ESG knowledge is "still ...

Aurecon creates new sustainability leadership role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... noted the rapid hike in major companies announcing net zero targets. "This is increasingly an essential expectation from employees, clients and stakeholders - not just regulators," Gleeson said. "This is the most important work we will ever do in terms ...