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Weighing litigation risk of net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Disclosing ESG information brings risks of liability and litigation to companies, and company directors and their investors must be aware of those risks. Recently, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) filed a court case which ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... lack of a universally agreed approach has led to varied standards of data and reporting requirements, said State Street director of analytics for Asia Pacific Konstantina Founta. Founta noted that there were US$88.3 billion in sustainable assets under ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG is core in delivering environmental and social returns in addition to investor returns." Charles Davis, Managing Director, Sustainable Finance and ESG at Commonwealth Bank, said Charter Hall's transaction opens the door for other developers to ...

La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... catering and food, accommodation, air travel, freight and courier, business road travel, and staff commuting, explained director ESG and international partnerships Caterina Nesci. To achieve carbon neutrality, La Trobe Financial has offset its carbon ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... meeting expectations in all areas. "Part of it has to do with the maturity of companies," Renée Law, a senior managing director in the strategic communications segment at FTI Consulting told FS Sustainability. "There is quite a continuum of companies ...

Boards have responsibility to manage ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Ethics and managing material ethical issues is a board responsibility, but directors can be at risk of having tunnel vision and not recognising the impacts of their decisions, according to the Cranlana Centre for Ethical Leadership. Cranlana Centre ...

Analysing the opportunities, challenges of the ESG investing sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... investment market grows, the industry is evolving in the way its strategies are created and implemented, said Mark Spicer, director climate change and sustainability, KPMG Australia. Spicer and Emily Whelan, ESG advisory sales, UBS, recently discussed ...

Monetary Authority of Singapore hires chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Goal Pioneer for the environmental initiatives she has spearheaded. McBain will report to Ho Hern Shin, deputy managing director (Financial Supervision) and Leong Sing Chiong, deputy managing director (Markets and Development). McBain will set the agenda ...

New ethical fund appoints Equity Trustees as RE

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... in companies that are aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Haven Wealth Partner is co-founded by managing director Nick Heuzenroeder, who was previously senior manager, strategic initiatives and head of product and distribution at Statewide ...

SGX proposes mandatory TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has proposed making the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines mandatory for all entities listed on the exchange. The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is also proposing enhancements ...