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Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... what is a pretty nascent/emerging market for embracing human rights risk, full stop." During the same decade, the United Nations promulgated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which are a series of fundamental principles on business ...

Systemic disadvantages create retirement insecurity: HESTA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
HESTA has submitted that applying the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) principles in Australia would lead to greater certainty and returns for super members. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said as a super fund ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... certificate syllabus. The certificate was developed by the CFA Society in the UK and has been endorsed by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). "This certificate can help you gain an edge in this fast-moving $40 trillion market," ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... 2050. Some mitigations strategies super funds have committed to include reaching net zero adopting the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment approach and buying green bonds. Super funds that use an engagement approach typically hold discussions ...

Reynolds joins Frontier board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Frontier welcomed Fiona Reynolds as an independent director following her tenure at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Reynolds recently completed a nine-year term as the chief executive of the UNPRI. In Reynolds' time with ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... an independent member of the impact committee. She is currently also a non-executive director at the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. She has also served as a non-executive director at Frontier since 2011 and is a non-executive director ...

PRI chief executive resigns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
The chief executive for the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment has stepped down after being in the role for almost a decade. Fiona Reynolds has been chief executive of the PRI since 2013. She joined the responsible investing group ...

TIAA commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... has also committed to managing all of its $1.2 trillion in assets under management according to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "We engage with the management teams of thousands of companies every year to advocate for managing ...

Northern Trust scores $20bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... governance (ESG) risk exposures through its ESG Insights service. The scheme became a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) in 2010. M&SPT head and chief investment officer Simon Lee said: "We require an asset ...

AMP Capital included in UNPRI Leaders Group

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... controversy has rocked the investment manager. AMP Capital was named alongside 16 asset owners and 20 investment managers in the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Leaders' Group 2020, all celebrated for their responsible ...
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