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First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... in our industry in actively engaging with companies to influence their behaviour on significant issues such as climate change, gender equity and diversity and governance practices to support our core purpose of delivering long-term sustainable returns ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... institutional investors, increasing the urgency for investors to gauge short term as well as long-term impacts of climate change according to new research from Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Institutional ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... the Australian insurance industry. QBE understands the threat posed to our environment, wellbeing and economy by climate change and is adjusting its operations for a greater positive impact on climate change," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of BCSD Australia. ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Association Australasia (RIAA). "We have really strongly brought the SDGs front and centre to this, in addition to climate change. They're inextricably linked. That's a broadening of the remit compared to the other international initiatives, and lifts ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (AuASB) on the integration of climate change-related risks into financial statement materiality considerations has intensified the soft law around the disclosure of ...

IFC to permit structuring of loans in accordance with Green Loan Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... market is crucial to help emerging markets shift to a low-carbon development and mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change," said Alzbeta Klein, director of IFC's Climate Business Department. "By offering our clients a green-loan label, IFC seeks ...

UBank launches world first certified Green Term Deposit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... one in the world working solely on mobilising the $100 trillion market for sustainable finance to help address climate change," said Glen Aiton, chief product innovation officer at UBank. "Pursuing the certification was important to us in order to give ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change, modern slavery and the Royal Commission on Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were all issues of ESG engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil has published ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change will be one of the most pressing issues of the forthcoming federal election, no more so than in the Melbourne electorate of Kooyong, where former Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO Oliver Yates is running as an independent challenger ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... contains language with specific reference to commitments from both sides around the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, environmental and labour standards. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia Since 2015, the European Union ...