11 July
| Stewardship | Guest Contributor
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12 April
| Corporate engagement | Guest Contributor
Member Musing – Encouraging positive workplace culture in mining
Culture is widely acknowledged as a critical element that can either catalyse or undermine business success. But it is complicated to manage for a company, let alone measure as outsiders. There is limited guidance for investors to properly assess culture and integrate it into their investment...
07 February
| ESG | Guest Contributor
EVs and other emerging technologies in 2023
2023 is going to be an exciting year for emerging technologies. In the latest edition of Sustainalytics’ 10 for report series, we developed an approach to support investors interested in sustainability issues associated with nascent technologies, including autonomous shipping, air taxis, electric vehicles (EVs), gene...
20 October
| Nutrition, Responsible Investment | Guest Contributor
Food and nutrition – an important focus for responsible investment
By Robyn Parkin, Head of Sustainability at Ethical Partners Funds Management. Ethical Partners, along with RIAA, First Sentier Investors, public health academics and government representatives, was pleased to be part of a recent roundtable held by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), to discuss how investors...
08 August
| Human rights | Guest Contributor
TACKLING THE SCOURGE OF MODERN SLAVERY: AN INVESTOR PERSPECTIVE
By Kate Turner, Deputy Global Head of Responsible Investment, First Sentier Investors Modern slavery is a distressing and pervasive part of global supply chains and one of the most pressing human rights issues that investors can take action on. There are multiple factors that drive modern...
15 June
| ESG, Responsible Investment | Guest Contributor
Member Musing – Defence as ESG a “challenging conclusion to reach”
By Victoria MacLean, associate fund manager and Claire Jervis, senior analyst for the Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact fund. Excluding defence companies has long been common practice for responsible investors. At a minimum, most negatively screened ‘ethical’ funds exclude the controversial weapons banned under international law: for...
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