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KLP divests Israeli-linked settlement firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... million (NOK275m). "Our assessment is that there is an unacceptable risk that the excluded companies will contribute to human rights violations in war and conflict situations through their connection to the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... report, Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces that work for everyone, was undertaken by the Australian Human Rights Council (AHRC) and commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Most respondents reported that ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... property, infrastructure, bonds and cash. When it comes to equities, Rest has excluded companies involved in labour and human rights abuses, unethical supply chains, fossil fuels, animal cruelty, gender discrimination, tobacco, gambling, palm oil, controversial ...

NGS strengthens ESG, ups fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... (SRD) option from 1 April 2021. The exclusions apply to fossil fuels, nuclear power and uranium, exploitation of human rights, controversial weapons and armaments, predatory lending, gambling, pornography and adult entertainment, animal cruelty, alcohol ...

Spaceship launches new managed fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... UN Sustainable Development Goals agenda, and will negatively screen for tobacco, alcohol, weapons, animal cruelty, human rights abuse, nuclear power, gambling or fossil fuel. The portfolio is 38 international and domestic stocks, across industries like ...

Poor progress on human rights revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
The sad state of human rights concerns among the world's largest corporations has been laid bare in a new benchmarking report, finding little to no progress has been made in the last 12 months. The World Benchmarking Alliance released the fourth edition ...

Vanguard launches new ESG offerings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... shares in companies with conduct that contravenes the principles of the UN Global Compact pertaining to labour rights, human rights, environment and anti-corruption. "In this range, we are focused on delivering funds that screen for the evolving needs ...

Remembering Susan Ryan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... described Ryan as a true pioneer and a champion of the people and a dignified retirement for all. "Her work in the human rights sphere spanned women's rights, the rights of elderly Australians and those living with a disability," she said. "She was ...

Chief economist update: China's post-pandemic economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... draconian quarantine and isolation measures were criticised and condemned by the outside world as a violation of human rights and/or an infringement of civil liberties. But there was none of that inside the country - there were no protests or indignation ...

Chief economist update: Communists' party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
... payback". China's draconian quarantine and isolation measures were criticised and condemned as a violation of human rights and/or an infringement of civil liberties but they worked in Wuhan (as the pool party shows) and in nipping the second wave ...