“We thank Natasha for her immense contribution to Maple-Brown Abbott and wish her well for her future endeavours,” Rossler said.
“With her strong ESG background, Emma will continue to build on what Natasha started. ESG considerations are playing an increasingly important role in our clients’ portfolios with the transition to net zero.”
Over the past 12 months, while in a maternity cover role, MBA said Pringle had built on the firm’s long-established ESG program which included joining Climate Action 100+ and Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia-Pacific.
MBA also became signatory to the Transition Pathway Initiative and the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures.
Why supply chain sustainability matters
Ana Victoria Quaas, Analyst, Fidelity Sustainable Investing
The power of active engagement: We believe companies should be held to account on supply chain management – alongside other environmental, social and governance issues – and therefore continue to push our investee companies to act appropriately in order to protect and enhance long-term value.
How a company manages and monitors its supply chain forms a critical part of our analysis of any potential investment. Companies that fail to take this seriously are very likely to run into reputational, financial and legal issues that directly impacts the long-term sustainability of their business model. On the flip side, effective supply chain management can be a valuable way of securing a competitive advantage, enhancing reputation and brand, and improving operational performance.
REST chief investment officer, Andrew Lill, said: “Organisations of our scale and reach must proactively take steps that can reduce modern slavery and trafficking. We believe that being a responsible investor is critical to providing long-term returns to our members. What’s more, our members have told us they expect us to invest responsibly.
“Addressing potential modern slavery exposures in your investments, operations and supply chain, and engaging with businesses to ensure they’re also taking similar action, is a core component of being a responsible investor.”
The fund, which had $60 billion in assets, had also developed a modern slavery action plan and supplier code of conduct, and would be publishing efforts undertaken by the fund in this regard in the 2019/20 financial year.
Three sustainable investing themes for 2021
Jenn-Hui Tan, Global Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investing, Fidelity International 13
th January 2021 4:22 pm
We share how Fidelity plans to engage on three core sustainable investing themes in 2021: climate change combined with nature-based risks, employee welfare and digital ethics. We will also address those themes raised by our investment team as they engage with thousands of investee companies throughout the coming year.
1. Understanding nature-based risks as part of tackling climate change
Climate change is the critical issue of our time. Without the rapid reduction of carbon emissions, it will become increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to avoid catastrophic climate effects that radically alter our way of life. The financial impact alone will be immense. A report by the Carbon Disclosure Project and University College London estimates that if nothing is done to reduce emissions, the costs of climate-related dam
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