Creating value by addressing social injustice
Social injustice occurs when people do not have access to the same rights and opportunities afforded to others, due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, disabilities or other characteristics. Examples include inequitable access to employment, education, housing, health services and finance; negative stereotypes; and poor and marginalised communities’ greater exposure to pollution and climate change. […]
The digital dilemma
The powerful internet communications and technology (ICT) sector has had significant transformative effects on other sectors and people’s daily lives. But in addition to the positive impacts, such as increasing access to information and services, this has led to unexpected harms and new challenges. These include the spreading of hate speech and the dissemination of […]
Litmus test for chemical sector decarbonisation
Chemicals are essential inputs for many industries, with chemical use pervasive and entrenched in the modern world. But like the steel industry, the chemical sector is considered “hard-to-abate”, meaning that the solutions to reduce emissions are either technically challenging, prohibitively expensive, or both. Decarbonisation of the energy sources used to generate the heat, steam and […]
Chemical sector under scrutiny in EOS’s Q1 Public Engagement Report
Fast reading How the hard-to-abate chemical sector can play a role in the low carbon transition. Regulation has failed to keep pace with the digital revolution, leading to social harms that pose risks for companies, investors and individuals. Addressing social inequities, including those exacerbated by the pandemic, can help to create long-term value for investors. […]
EOS appointed by Colonial First State for stewardship services
The appointment means that EOS now provides ESG support to nine institutions in Australia, representing A$320.5 billion¹ in assets under advice in the region, further strengthening its presence. Gary Horton, Head of Distribution – Australia & New Zealand at Federated Hermes Limited said: “We look forward to carrying out engagement activities globally on CFS’ behalf […]
Public Engagement Report Q1 2022
In our cover feature this quarter we take an in-depth look at the chemical sector and its difficult path to decarbonisation. Like steel, which we explored in our Q2 2021 Public Engagement Report, the chemical sector is considered a hard-to-abate industry. US engager Joanne Beatty guides us through some of the challenges and explains how […]
How regenerative agriculture can sow the seeds of change
Fast reading Regenerative agriculture practices improve soil health, biodiversity and watersheds in addition to enhancing ecosystem services. Companies should set targets to source ingredients from regenerative agriculture and work with farmers to implement the change. A true regenerative strategy should also address the social issues of inequity within agriculture. Widespread use of fertilisers and pesticides […]
Air Liquide case study
Fast reading Air Liquide has accelerated its ambitions with key commitments on climate. We welcome the key announcements made during the sustainability strategy day, but since Scope 3 emissions represent approximately 40% of the company’s total emissions we continue to press for a long-term goal across the entire value chain with interim targets. EOS has […]
Starbucks case study
Fast reading Starbucks has made positive steps towards meeting our expectations for sustainable packaging and diversity and inclusion. It has pledged to use 5-10% recycled content across all plastic packaging by 2025 and to take action for 100% of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The company has also appointed a […]
Baidu case study
Fast reading EOS engagement contributed to the company’s understanding of best practice human capital management, leading to improved disclosure. We continue to follow up with the company on the mechanism developed to ensure continuous improvement on talent management and progress the company is making. We will encourage the company to continue to make annual disclosures […]
