The Oregon-based superpower has outlined plans to build a cleaner, greener and more globally diverse business in the next five years.
In its impact report for fiscal 2020, published in March, the athletic wear giant looked back at its achievements over the past five years while plotting not just “aspirations” but rather a “call to action” guiding progress in the half decade to come, president and CEO John Donahoe wrote in the executive summary. The sneaker powerhouse says its plans align with both science-based targets and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
And “[f]or the first time,” he added, “we will tie executive compensation to Nike’s progress in deepening diversity and inclusion, protecting the planet.”
Brewin Dolphin to launch Sustainable MPS for advisers
Five model portfolios
Brewin Dolphin is to launch a model portfolio service (MPS) for advisers with a sustainable investing focus.
Its Sustainable MPS will be made up of five model portfolios designed to maximise returns from income and capital growth from a selection of funds that excludes exposure to controversial sectors . Exposure to companies that have a positive societal or environmental impact will be favoured.
The funds included in the five portfolios go through a full environmental, social and governance (ESG) selection process, according to the firm.
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The MPS will invest in funds that seek to exclude companies involved in tobacco, controversial weapons, thermal coal, gambling and adult entertainment; funds that integrate ESG factors into investment decisions and stewardship activities; and impactful companies.
CDU
Charles Darwin University (CDU) has ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in six areas of the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
The 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings place Charles Darwin University in the top 100 universities in the world in six areas of sustainable development
Gender equality is one of those goals, and CDU’s actions and contributions saw it jump from 24th in 2020 to fourth this year.
Charles Darwin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman AO said he was delighted with the university’s performance in this category.
There’s growing appreciation among Chinese companies of the value that ESG policies can bring. Here Aberdeen Standard Investments outlines five firms setting the standards for domestic peers to follow.
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UC ranked number 1 in world for reducing inequalities
The University of Canberra topped the world rankings for its work to reduce inequalities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021 released last night.
Now in its third year, the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings is the only system in the world that ranks universities according to how they measure up to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The result is an important indicator of the University’s impact on local and global communities, as well as its progressive outlook and strong focus on partnerships.
“This is an amazing achievement for UC,” said Professor Paddy Nixon, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University. “Education is the key to addressing inequality and as a civic university it is our role to ensure we have a warm, living community that supports all our students and staff and that the research we do impacts the real world.”