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Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... response would again bring the new outbreak under control just as it did in 2020. This, along with the still disrupted supply chains in still highly infected iron ore exporters - namely, Brazil and South Africa - augurs well for iron ore prices going ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... coronavirus pandemic that witnessed a virtual freezing of domestic and international activity - due to disruptions in supply chains, social restrictions, business and school lockdowns and cross-border closures. The benchmark index rallied by 50.1% after ...

Pan-Asian equities to perform well: Longlead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... sustainability and support productivity. "The importance of this for Asian equities in 2021 is that Asia is central to the supply chains in each of these industries."

Super fund joins climate initiative

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... industry fund, a mining company and a professional services firm have joined an initiative to tackle emissions in supply chains by 2050. Cbus, Fortescue Metal Group and Aurecon have signed on to the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (ETI) ...

Poor progress on human rights revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... performing industries. The sector was found to have failed to manage or even adequately track human rights risks in supply chains. Starbucks and Phillips were among the 66 companies out of the 230 to make no improvement on last year's scores. Meanwhile ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... nation's top 100 companies to take modern-day slavery and labour exploitation seriously by lifting the hood on their supply chains. The Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, a newly-formed coalition that includes Aware Super, AustralianSuper ...

Fund managers' ESG beef

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
Fund managers with a focus on ESG must be wary of supply chains, especially where meat and dairy industry are involved, according to new data. The Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index found that the world's largest meat, fish and dairy producers are ...

Aware Super shakes up SRI option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... new screens on the SRI option will exclude businesses that earn 5% or more of revenue from fossil fuels and their supply chains, and provide scope to remove organisations that don't meet ESG standards. "Our members are increasingly telling us that ...

Government declares record deficit, super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... further $350 million to support regional tourism and $317 million for Aussie exporters to continue accessing global supply chains. Another $2 billion will be put towards vital water infrastructure. Frydenberg also announced a raft of measures for small ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... came along. "We cannot ignore the obvious. The efficiency benefits of hyper-globalisation and highly fragmented supply chains can evaporate quickly in the event of a major global shock like the COVID-19 pandemic. Armed with this experience, it is only ...