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First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... strategy is designed to reflect the labour rights areas most important to First Super, aligned with the United Nations Global Compact Labour Principles. "We're focusing on labour rights in particular the back of a number of controversies in Australia ...

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... several controversies, made a re-entry. Twitter was ineligible for the index this year due to a low United Nations Global Compact Score. The non-binding UN score encourages businesses to adopt more sustainable and socially responsible practices. Facebook's ...

Asset manager gives ESG data to BNY subsidiary

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... Arabesque said its tool was the first of its kind to rate companies on the normative principles of the United Nations Global Compact, which it said was helpful for approximating reputational risks, while also providing an industry specific assessment ...

AIST CEO resigns for UN post

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... initiative in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact. Reynolds will take up her appointment with PRI in February and AIST will begin the search for a new CEO before the end of ...

NZ Superannuation Fund excludes four firms from portfolio

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... investment standards are set out in its responsible investment framework. Under this framework the United Nations Global Compact is the key benchmark against which the Fund measures corporate behaviour. The fund's global equity portfolio, includes shares ...

Instos target water usage

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... executives to carefully manage their water usage. The CEO Water Mandate initiative was drafted by the United Nations Global Compact to assist companies, such as Carlsberg and Starbucks Coffee, to implement and disclose sustainable water practices. A ...

NZ Super Fund defends Myanmar investment

... includes guidelines based on international conventions and relevant laws. These guidelines include the United Nations Global Compact principles as a key standard against which to monitor companies on human rights practices. The fund's investments in ...
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