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Australian Ethical Investment Managing Director Phil Vernon to step down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment Managing Director and CEO Phil Vernon will be stepping down after nine years in the role. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Vernon joined Australian Ethical in December 2009 and oversaw a substantial ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Bill Hartnett

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has hired Bill Hartnett as an ESG investment director. Bill Hartnett, ESG investment director, Aberdeen Standard Investments Hartnett will report to Euan Stirling, Global Head of Stewardship and ESG Investment and ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance, the Australian initiative does not have explicit government backing. However, Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member of APRA, Executive Committee member of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and chair of the ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... that sustainability reporting is not only a business opportunity, it's a business necessity," said Tim Mohin, GRI chief executive. "Reporting on their impacts promotes transparency, which in turn helps them anticipate risks and informs decision making." ...

Future IM/Pact signs two new partners, launches student events

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Challenger joining the project reflects "their ongoing commitment to building diverse teams," said Chris Plater, chief executive and chief investment officer of Challenger Life. "We realised that attracting women into our business requires grassroots ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... - to elevate and standardize sustainability reporting globally - we have come a long way," said Tim Mohin, GRI chief executive. "While it's encouraging that thousands of companies from all regions of the world use GRI's framework, we are a long way from ...

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 ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... but the economic underpinning of what they trade and how they be traded as anything else," said Andrew Petersen, chief executive officer, Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). "This was an opportunity to create a bridge ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... turnover, and stuff that's qualitative, like engagement scores and anecdotal evidence that we pick." WCM also assesses executive remuneration to ascertain if executive pay is aligned with promotion strong corporate culture. "With remuneration, we look ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... research." ISS's commitment to the Australia market was part of the attraction for CAER, said Duncan Paterson, CAER executive director. "We were very interested in the commitment that ISS has to the local market, we thought that they had had a good product ...