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Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... invested its fair share based on GDP, this would translate to around AU$80-110 billion annually. Meanwhile, UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA) has called the Budget a missed opportunity to "build back better" and create a more sustainable and ...

PRI chief joins Quinbrook advisory board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... now exceeding 4000 global institutions representing US$121 trillion. Reynolds is currently a board member of UN Global Compact, Steering Committee - Climate Action IOO and the Investor Agenda, a member of the Global Advisory Council on Stranded Assets ...

Commonwealth Super awards mandate for new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2020
... with Osmosis' ethical exclusion list, which includes tobacco and all companies that are in breach of the UN Global Compact Principles.

Vanguard launches new ESG offerings

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... entertainment. The fund and ETF will also exclude 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 ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... ASX-listed Australian Ethical, is urging governments to pay heed to climate science in their COVID-19 recovery plans. UN Global Compact includes 155 companies that employ over five million people and have a combined market cap of $3.7 trillion. Its Australian ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... for involvement in tobacco and controversial weapons respectively. Netflix, like Twitter, suffers from a poor UN Global Compact score as does Berkshire Hathaway. However, Berkshire Hathaway also has an S&P Dow Jones Indices ESG score in the bottom 25% ...

NZ Super offloads mining shares on RE concerns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... saw Barrick's activities as inconsistent with the human rights and environmental standards contained in the UN Global Compact, the key benchmark against which the fund's corporate behaviour. NZ Super manager of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor ...

NZ Superannuation Fund excludes four firms from portfolio

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... agency which identified where the companies had breached global standards of good corporate behaviour such as the UN Global Compact. In addition, the fund also draws on information from other sources including similar funds overseas. "In making a decision ...

Responsible investing begins at home

PRI RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... to demand a greater focus on sustainability and build momentum behind responsible investing. An Accenture and UN Global Compact survey found 86 per cent of chief executives want investors to reward better sustainable practices by 'pricing' them accordingly ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... management systems adhere to frameworks developed by the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) and UN Global Compact. The statement was sent to companies in nine countries and all signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible ...
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