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Australian execs say climate change already impacting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... including 102 in Australia. More than a third of Australian executives have in some way experienced the impacts of climate events over the past year, with more frequent and powerful storms, bushfires, severe flooding and severe drought among the most ...

Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... sovereign's creditworthiness are included in credit assessments," the World Bank report said. "However, the time horizon of events such as climate change pose two fundamental challenges to the calls for the greater integration of ESG factors into ...

From the courtroom to the boardroom: climate change risks and remedies

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN, SANDY MAK  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... to be held later this year, this trend is unlikely to dissipate. These conferences represent significant international events that will bring about further debate on how to tackle climate change and the associated biodiversity risks to the environment ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... -18 for companies of up to 5000 employees), with all CEO pay levels measured seeing drops in ethical perception 2021. "Events like the Royal Commission into banking highlight corporate failures, and we continue to see those and they're more in the spotlight ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... webinar to mark Ethical Investment Week. Ethical Investment Week, organised by the Ethical Advisers' Co-Op, is a series of events to showcase ethical investment and educate investors and advisers on the scope of the ethical investment market. FS Sustainability ...

Climate change is changing the outlook for energy utilities

KIRSTY MACKAY-FISHER  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... source of greenhouse gas pollution, accounting for about a third of our total greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events related to climate change such as prolonged drought, bushfires, heatwaves and storms are becoming increasingly prevalent. Despite ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... banking sector, citing physical risks such as increased flood risk as an impact to banks' mortgage portfolios, severe weather events leading to re-pricing of sovereign debt and impacting business continuity. The report also cited transition risks including ...

Institutional Shareholder Services to acquire Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... (ISS), a leading provider corporate governance and responsible investment solutions, market intelligence, fund services, and events and editorial content for institutional investors and corporations, globally. Founded in 1992, Rainmaker's service ...

Extreme weather, human rights intensifying ESG focus: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
The impacts of environmental and social crises such as extreme weather events and human rights in the supply chain are intensifying the engagement on ESG topics with companies, according to Janus Henderson. Pointing to current weather crises such as ...

Why the move to clean energy won't be enough

ALISTAIR MILLS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... drought, severe floods have devastated regional populations. Climate change means we may face more frequent and severe weather events such as those mentioned above. The increase in physical risks can themselves enhance financial and economic risk. In ...