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The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... in shaping the global economic response to global issues captured by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change, and the coronavirus crisis. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) held a virtual conference session covering ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Global Compact Network Australia as we continue to be thought leaders on key issues such as sustainable development, climate change, human rights, modern slavery and anti-bribery/corruption." Bennett was managing director at Blackrock and head of the ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... crisis and helping to shape the long-term value creation that will emerge post-crisis. Matthew Bell, EY Asia Pacific climate change and sustainability leader Companies are making decisions to protect health and wellbeing within operations and in their ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... issues. "Consumer expectations and norms are shifting," O'Connor said. "There is an upswing connecting bushfires to climate change to where Australians are investing their money. I think there's a real risk that the financial services sector doesn't ...

GRI hires director of capital markets engagement, head of policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Exchange as director of strategy and public policy, and Accenture as manager, strategy. She is completing her MSC in Climate Change: Environment, Science & Policy (Kings College, London); has an MBA and a Bachelor of Laws (University of Cape Town), and ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) has released its Climate Policy Toolkit for Australia, which includes recommendations for creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. Emma Herd, chief executive ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... from increasing temperature impact. "While the resiliency of Australia's institutions to deal with the impact of climate change is strong, the country scores poorly on transition risk, a metric relating to the distance to reach the modelled emissions ...

Australians accept climate science, but don't link to ethical super: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
More than 80% of Australians accept that climate change is happening and being impacted by human activities, but only 2% of Australians believe investing with an ethical super fund will have the greatest positive impact on the environment, according ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Morgan Asset Management JPMAM is increasing engagement with companies in five specific priority areas, including climate change, and has become a signatory to Climate Action 100+. The global fund manager is also developing an ESG scoring framework that ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... billion in inflows in 2019 as well. Inflows "could be attributed to Australian investors' increased awareness of climate change," Cerulli suggested. Cerulli pointed to data from the Lowy Institute poll for 2019, showing that "for the first time in its ...