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Modern slavery reporting - Guide for investors

Australian Council of Superannuation Investors
This report aims to guide reporting entities and investors on the requirements of the Australian Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018. It informs and provides suggestions to companies and investors on how to identify, manage and reduce the risks and impacts of modern slavery.
Research
30 November 2019

Guide to unlocking prosperity: Finance, investment and sustainable development

United Nations Global Compact
Companies and institutional investors can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business activities and investment decisions. This guide lists the many actions that these financial industry participants can take to achieve these goals across sectors including education, clean energy, agriculture, and health.
Research
31 December 2017

Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

The nine planetary boundaries offer an approach to global sustainability where humanity can safely operate and avoid major human-induced environmental change on a global scale. The article argues that three of the planetary boundaries are already transgressed, including: climate change, biodiversity loss and the global nitrogen cycle.
Research
31 December 2009

Climate change: Awareness to action

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has highlighted the financial risks of climate change facing financial services organisations, saying that they are material, foreseeable and actionable now. APRA’s survey of 38 entities summarises the activities that those entities are adopting to mitigate financial risks. This information paper provides APRA's insights into responses to their survey.
Research
20 March 2019

SDG Industry Matrix: Financial services

United Nations Global Compact
The Matrix provides industry specific ideas for action and industry specific practical examples for each relevant SDG. It profiles opportunities which companies expect to create value for shareholders as well as for society.
Research
30 September 2015

The SDG investment case

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Companies and institutional investors are being asked to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business activities, asset allocation and investment decisions. The SDG investment case tries to answer the question: Why are the SDGs relevant to institutional investors?
Research
13 October 2017

Making a splash

Nature
Nature Climate Change and Nature Geoscience jointly present 'Water in a warming world', a collection of research highlighting many of the key issues in this important area of climate change research. This article highlights some of the research on the potential impacts of climate change on the world's water resources.
Research
27 November 2012

How investors integrate ESG: A typology of approaches

Sustainalytics
Understanding how investors are applying the growing supply of corporate ESG information into their investment decision-making is increasingly important. This report aims to help investors navigate the rapidly changing responsible investing landscape by developing a typology that classifies approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration.
Research
30 April 2017

Worldwide investments in cluster munitions: A shared responsibility

PAX
A 2018 report on worldwide investments in harmful cluster munitions. Two arms manufacturers recently ended production of cluster munitions, and more financial institutions and states are acting to end money going to producers. Despite declining investment from financial institutions, there are seven companies in the report still manufacturing.
Research
3 December 2018

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

Government Organisations & Departments
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is an independent statutory authority established by the Australian Government. It supervises institutions across banking, insurance and superannuation and promotes financial system stability in Australia.

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What is responsible investment?

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
This article defines responsible investment, highlights the ways in which it is currently applied to managing assets, and outlines the key forces driving its growth. Additionally, it discusses common misconceptions about responsible investment.
Research
31 December 2019

Investing in a time of climate change: The sequel 2019

Mercer
This report is intended to help investors understand how climate change can influence their investment performance in both the short and long term. The research uses scenarios from the Cambridge Econometrics transition-risk climate model, to consider three scenarios; 2⁰C, 3⁰C and 4⁰C temperature increases, with evolved pathways and magnitude.
Research
30 April 2019

Long-term portfolio guide

Focusing Capital on the Long Term Global
This research focuses on providing a framework for institutional investors to improve long-term outcomes for their portfolios, their investee companies and for their stakeholders. This framework is comprised of five core action areas: investment beliefs, risk appetite statement, benchmarking process, evaluations and incentives, and investment mandates.
Research
31 March 2015

Business: It's time to act. Decent work, modern slavery and child labour

United Nations Global Compact
Decent work cannot exist where modern slavery and child labour persist, yet it is widespread across the globe. Nevertheless, a world with decent jobs can be realised with the help of companies.
Research
1 January 2018
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