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    (https://www.sri-connect.com/doclink/rr161-stewart-investors-universal-design/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJycjE2MS1zdGV3YXJ0LWludmVzdG9ycy11bml2ZXJzYWwtZGVzaWduIiwiaWF0IjoxNzI4NDg5ODI0LCJleHAiOjE3Mjg1NzYyMjR9.3vAj3GYa6yAIAmDZVYn3e-vFbmUdR1GYxMVZExsQG8E)

    Universal Design is the creation of an inclusive environment (including any buildings, products, or services within) that can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people, regardless of age or abilities.

    Universal design respects user dignity and rights, whilst also often making business sense. It can expand market reach, enhance customer satisfaction, improve reputation, reduce future modification costs, enhance the convenience and usability of products, and potentially minimise litigation risk.  

    Purpose: 

    To understand how well-prepared supermarkets are for:

    • the demographic shift towards an aging population (1) and
    • cater to the estimated 16% of the global population living with a significant disability (2).

    Universal design reaches beyond these groups to their caregivers, families and communities.     

     

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    (https://www.sri-connect.com/doclink/rr158-stewart-investors-convenience-stores-tobacco-and-vaping/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJycjE1OC1zdGV3YXJ0LWludmVzdG9ycy1jb252ZW5pZW5jZS1zdG9yZXMtdG9iYWNjby1hbmQtdmFwaW5nIiwiaWF0IjoxNzI4NDg5NjczLCJleHAiOjE3Mjg1NzYwNzN9.vB670ScFViYN3BxMWiHGM_8BID0pFRIi4UC8VF4j0yA)

    Research RFP:  Stewart Investors - Smoking, vaping and convenience stores

    Smoking products (tobacco and vaping) constitute a significant part of many convenience store sales directly and indirectly via footfall. This represents a significant earnings risk as societies work towards reducing the health harm caused by these products through evolving consumer preferences and regulatory changes.  

    Purpose: 

    To identify companies most and least at risk and to identify best practices in reducing these risks.

    Requirements:   

    1. A brief analysis of regulatory trends around smoking sales from retail outlets (which countries have banned, changed etc). No overview of the issue itself please. Just focus on regulatory rules around sales practices.
    2. Calculate/estimate the current percentage of sales and profits from smoking (tobacco and vaping) and historic trends for each company.
    3. Calculate/estimate the indirect impact from smoking footfall for each company.
    4. Analyse what steps are being taken at a company level to address these risks. Are there any obvious leaders/laggards
    5. Anything else the authors feel would be interesting. 

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    (https://www.sri-connect.com/doclink/rr160-stewart-investors-hvac/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJycjE2MC1zdGV3YXJ0LWludmVzdG9ycy1odmFjIiwiaWF0IjoxNzI4NDg5NzY3LCJleHAiOjE3Mjg1NzYxNjd9.C4HB2AR8Vdyw0x3OzQpnVe9WwFjSEw2saLF-dPGvdYk)

    Research RFP: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) 

    Purpose: 

    To better understand the environmental hazards of critical chemicals used by the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) sector, how they interact with the need for greater energy efficiency, and where our list of companies sit in terms of their environmental impact. 

    As investors in the sector we recognise the human benefits HVAC can bring in a variety of environments. But we need demonstrable evidence that the rapid growth of this sector going forward doesn’t come with large environmental impacts such as long-term chemical loading on the environment.

    Requirements:   

    1. Where do PFAS chemicals exist in the HVAC sector? What are the barriers to rapid phase out?
    2. Does a phase out of F-gases always correspond with energy efficiency?
    3. Where can greater energy efficiency gains be made?
    4. Where can lower environmental impact be achieved?
    5. Highlight environmental leaders and laggards from our list of 17 companies.

     

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    (https://www.natureaction100.org/first-company-benchmark-release/)

    Key findings include:

    • The majority of companies disclose an ambition: Over two-thirds of companies (68) disclose a commitment to protect nature and two-thirds (46) of those have commitments that extend through company value chains.
    • Few companies disclose robust nature-related assessments: Only one company discloses evidence of a comprehensive materiality assessment of nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, or opportunities.
    • A significant number of companies disclose nature targets and plans to implement them: 47 companies disclose targets to avoid or reduce their impact on nature and over three-quarters (37) of these companies also disclose strategies for achieving those goals.
    • Companies disclose limited progress towards recognizing and protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities: Only 31 companies meet at least one of the five benchmark metrics related to respecting and upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, who play crucial roles in biodiversity conservation, restoration, and stewardship. No company meets all the criteria.

    Links to results

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    (https://am.vontobel.com/en/insights/modern-mining-digging-deep-to-find-winners-on-the-brink-of-a-technological-revolution)

    Key takeaways

    • The mining industry is entering a green supercycle, driven by demand for metals and minerals for decarbonization, with technology playing a key role in boosting productivity and reducing emissions.
    • Epiroc, a leading maker of mining equipment, is at the forefront of this transformation, with a strong focus on autonomous operations and electrification, and a significant aftermarket presence.
    • Despite challenges such as increased competition, we believe Epiroc's aggressive push into new technologies and close customer relationships could position it well for the future.

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    (https://www.sri-connect.com/doclink/rr159-stewartinvestors-hospitals/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJycjE1OS1zdGV3YXJ0aW52ZXN0b3JzLWhvc3BpdGFscyIsImlhdCI6MTcyODQ4OTcyMiwiZXhwIjoxNzI4NTc2MTIyfQ.NKQaLLKqu-uHijdQg2EHAthwAacOKzsd_-Mu_bTG2pA)

    Research RFP: Stewart Investors - Hospitals 

    There is a significant shortage of hospitals and clinics in emerging markets and investment in the sector is critical for better human development outcomes. Historically we have been wary of the potential conflict that exists between for-profit hospitals/clinics and best healthcare outcomes. This has prevented us from investing in the sector. We would like to challenge this view and see if we can identify healthcare groups that are able to manage these risks well. 

    Purpose: 

    To identify leaders and laggards in terms of managing real and perceived conflicts between profit and best healthcare outcomes within the listed hospital sector.

    Requirements: 

    We would like this report to consider the following:

    1. What are the key areas of conflict in for-profit hospital management?
    2. How can minority investors assess this?
    3. What do best and worst practices look like?
    4. Who are the leaders and laggards?
    5. How do companies manage the specific challenges of affordability when operating in very low-income communities?

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    (https://www.sri-connect.com/doclink/rr157-stewart-investors-clothing-companies/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJycjE1Ny1zdGV3YXJ0LWludmVzdG9ycy1jbG90aGluZy1jb21wYW5pZXMiLCJpYXQiOjE3Mjg0ODk1ODYsImV4cCI6MTcyODU3NTk4Nn0.eSxAjo2cyhITgv7MlKLadN83wwVok6GkriDSV3-ACf8)

    Research RFP: Stewart Investors - Clothing Companies 

    Clothing companies have significant environmental, labour and human rights risks in their supply chain. In addition, the short-duration nature of their products throws up significant life cycle challenges. It’s been a long time since we invested in the sector, partly because of this. We would like to revisit and understand better leaders and laggards in terms of their supply chain management and lifecycle management. 

    Purpose: 

    To identify leaders and laggards in supply chain management and lifecycle management in clothing sector.

    Requirements: 

    We would like this report to consider the following:

    1. Which companies are leading and lagging in terms of supply chain management (human rights, labour practices and environmental in particular)? Feel free to use any framework but we are looking for specific evidence or anecdotes.
    2. Which companies are leading and lagging in terms of lifecycle management?

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    (https://carbontracker.cmail19.com/t/y-e-cgldx-hltdhitldy-o/)

    Weds 15th Jan 2025

    15:00 UK | 16:00 CET 

    10:00 NY | 07:00 San Fran

    "An increase of nearly 50% in global LNG export capacity is on the horizon, led by the US & Qatar, but the prices that many suppliers need to recover their investments may not entice developing economies to switch to natural gas at scale: something has to give." IEA WEO 2024 

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    (https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/research/2024-automotive-and-transportation-manufacturers-benchmark/)

    The World Benchmarking Alliance’s Climate and Energy Benchmark measures and ranks the world’s 44 most influential automotive and transportation manufacturers on their alignment to a low-carbon world.

    The 2024 benchmark combines the ACT (Accelerate Climate Transition) methodologies and the WBA social and just transition indicators.

    This approach provides a holistic assessment of companies’ efforts to achieve a low-carbon transition that is just and equitable.

    See the results 

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    (https://www.climateaction100.org/news/latest-climate-action-100-benchmark-shows-decarbonisation-is-underway-for-many-of-the-worlds-largest-corporate-emitters-with-a-need-for-stronger-climate-transition-action-plans/?utm_source=reports&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ca100_reports_cultivation_ecomm&utm_term=marketingcloud)

    Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, has released the latest round of company assessments against the Net Zero Company Benchmark. The Benchmark assesses the performance – based on disclosures and alignment assessments – of 168 Climate Action 100+ focus companies against the initiative’s three high-level goals: improved governance, emissions reduction and enhanced climate-related disclosures.

    • Net Zero Company Benchmark annually assesses focus companies’ decarbonisation strategies and alignment with a 1.5°C emissions pathway as a tool for investors to understand their exposure to climate-related financial risks and opportunities. 
    • The vast majority of companies have set net zero 2050 emissions targets for their operations and assigned board responsibility for climate risk oversight, demonstrating widespread recognition that climate risk is financial risk. 
    • This year’s Benchmark includes the first analysis on historical emissions reductions and shows that most of assessed focus companies have reduced their emissions intensity over the past three years. But fewer are reducing emissions at the pace necessary to achieve a 1.5°C aligned pathway. 
    • Despite stronger disclosures related to companies’ decarbonisation strategies, capital allocation, and just transition, few companies reveal how they will align their business practices to achieve their net zero commitments. 
    • Climate Action 100+ also announces that 90 new signatory investors have joined since 1 June 2023. 

    A summary of results can be found here and the full dataset can be found here.  

Most viewed job posts

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    Infrastructure engineer

    Head of financial control

    Head of sponsorship, events

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    (https://www.efinancialcareers.co.uk/jobs-UK-London-ESG_Analyst_12_month_FTC.id22026009)

    JobPost: Jupiter Asset Management Ltd -  ESG Analyst (12 month FTC)(London | CloseDate: Unknown)

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    (https://jobs.thegiin.org/job/6854/managing-director,-environmental-and-social-risk-assessment-(health-and-agribusiness)/)

    JobPost: U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) - Managing Director, Environmental & Social Risk Assessment (Health & Agribusiness) (Washington | CloseDate: 5th November)

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    (https://jobs.thegiin.org/job/6853/portfolio-manager,-impact-investing/)

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    (https://careers.statestreet.com/global/en/job/R-760780/SSBI-Head-of-ESG-Compliance-Managing-Director-m-f-d)

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    (https://careers.blackrock.com/job/london/vice-president-sustainability-platform-strategy-and-implementation/45831/72136883344)

    JobPost: BlackRock: VP, Sustainability Platform Strategy & Implementation (London | Close Unknown)

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    (https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/246439?language=en)

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    Specialist Sovereign Engagement (Australia & COP 31) - 2 Year Fixed Term Contract - Principles for Responsible Investment - Applied

    Intern - Stewardship (3 Month Fixed Term Contract) - Principles for Responsible Investment - Applied

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    (https://www.tesco-careers.com/jobdetails/917223/)

    "Our Investor Relations team manages the relationship and communications between Tesco and its shareholders and the wider investment community. It is a high-profile team that supports the CEO, CFO and Group Investor Relations Director to communicate the performance of the Tesco Group.

    You will be primarily responsible for communicating our ESG objectives and progress, fielding questions from analysts and investors on a broad range of topics, as well as supporting senior management in their interactions with investors. The role will require you to build positive relationships with key colleagues, familiarise yourself with Tesco’s extensive ESG disclosure, and establish relationships with investors and analysts."

    Please note this role is a fixed term contract for 12 months

    Full details via the link below

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    (https://www.ceres.org/careers/opportunities)

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  3. (5) Georg Onodi @ JP Morgan Asset Management
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  5. (3) SRI Connect Editor @ SRI-CONNECT

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