All Social issues articles – Page 5
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News and press
Proxy season 2017: analysing the trends
With the 2017 proxy season now complete, it is time to take stock of the outcomes, analyse the voting trends and learn lessons for next year.
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Blog postLong-term social issues drive economic growth, so why aren't investors behind the wheel?
Long-term social issues – the ‘S’ in ESG – matter for investors. They are key factors determining both long-term GDP growth and the level of equilibrium of interest rates.
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News and press
Global investors support government action on tobacco control
53 investors, health systems, pension funds and insurers, representing US$3.8 trillion in assets under management, have signed a statement to the World Health Organization (WHO) representatives and national health ministers openly supporting stronger regulation around tobacco control.
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News and press
PRI releases new guide on how to integrate social issues into investment decisions
To help investors integrate social issues into their investment decisions, the PRI has released a new practical guide, ESG integration: how are social issues influencing investment decisions?
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News and pressPRI submits investor statement in support of introduction of Australia Modern Slavery Act
The PRI has submitted an investor statement in support of the establishment of a Modern Slavery Act in Australia to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade of the Parliament of Australia. Australian funds HESTA, IFM Investors and Cbus led the initiative while the statement was signed ...
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News and pressInternational Labour Day: shining the spotlight on working conditions
Forced labout: The US$150 billion industry Although slavery was legally abolished by most countries 150 years ago, millions of men, women and children are still enslaved; according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), 21 million people are in forced labour. Other sources put this figure at nearly 46 million and ...
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News and press
Why World Health Day is an investor issue
The highest level of health is a fundamental right. Despite this, two billion people globally lack access to the health-related products and services they need.
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Blog post
Economic inequality: Putting the S into ESG
Economic inequality is the financial equivalent of high blood pressure: it affects the whole body and suggests problems elsewhere.
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Blog post
Values to valuation
There has been growing interest from signatories in addressing human rights, inequality and labour standards.
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Case studyCalculating labour standards' impact on revenue and discount rate
Case study by Union Investment
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Blog postRisk attenuation and the reporting of health and safety performance
Sustainalytics Prize for Excellence in Responsible Investment Research: HONOURABLE MENTION Sharron O’Neill, Macquarie University; Jack Flanagan and Kevin Clarke, University of New South Wales Key findings Voluntary disclosure of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) performance is inadequate for corporate risk management and investor analysis. Corporate managers have wide ...
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Blog postEnvironmental and social consequences of climate change
In 2012 the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Environment Agency (DEFRA) produced a Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) evaluating the main climate-related risks and opportunities in eleven sectors in the UK, over the course of the current century to 2100.
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Do cultural differences between contracting parties matter? Evidence from syndicated bank loans
Behavioural factors are frequently the subject of management and investment psychology studies, and the difficulties encountered in mergers between organisations with different national cultures suggest that common cultural norms can play an important role in business transactions.
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