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Transition Pathway Initiative appoints new chairs as founder steps down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... the analysis provided by the newly created TPI Global Climate Transition Centre, at the London School of Economics and Political Science, is crucial for investment decision-making and stewardship activities," Russell commented. "David is one of the leading ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... determine the quality of governance are executive pay, corruption, board composition, board diversity, board structure, political affiliations and tax strategies." The study found that "ESG firms can contain firm-specific risks and have more volatile ...

Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... productivity, health expenditure per capita, energy intensity and urbanization rates, and geopolitical tensions and political risk being another. "For Australia, when we look at the energy intensity of Australia, we rose 8 places, which surprised me ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... more climate resilient, tying executive compensation to ESG KPIs and incorporating climate considerations into lobbying/political donations. "Aligning executive remuneration to climate action is an area that's emerging but is still fairly nascent," Symons ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Food for Thought: Investment Opportunities Across a Changing Food System, reveals the impact of decarbonisation, geo-political tensions, availability of water and Australia's reliance on international imports on food prices and food waste in Australia. ...

RIAA launches armed conflict toolkit for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... labour?" Obokata urged investors to consider their responsibilities. "Divestment - is that helping the aggressors and political leaders," he said. "In most cases, they don't care if there are sanctions because they have much wealth hidden somewhere. ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... wellbeing measures. The findings are in line with the polycrisis of cost-of-living pressures, climate change, floods, global political and economic uncertainty, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index bills itself as one of the ...

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... companies and government to ensure that workers are not left behind in a just transition to net zero - or risk the kind of political polarisation and populism that has given rise to the "anti-woke" movement in the US. The past 12 months have seen pushback ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... relationships between business, investors and communities. Louise Davidson, CEO of ACSI called on business to go beyond "political football issues" and called on the community to educate themselves on First Nations issues and how they can change things ...

The implications of Australia's new carbon emissions target for bond investors

DAVID MCNEILL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... existing industrial facilities. Whilst there is formal consensus on the net-zero targets across both of Australia's major political parties, the Liberal party, now in opposition, has refused to back the new bill and has announced that it will create ...