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ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... priority was to improve society and only third ( 16% Australian, 13% global) was to increase returns for shareholders. Climate change is dominating Australian CEOS concerns, with 84% of Australian CEOs saying the November COP26 meeting "must inject necessary ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Climate-related business and investment decisions are shifting from risk to capturing new opportunities, according to former APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes. Climate change is moving from an issue of a "hygiene factor" to a question of ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... launched a high yield credit strategy that invests in securities that support a low carbon future. The Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Strategy is seeded by and designed in partnership with Swedish National Pension Fund AP1, and seeks ...

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 ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... action/stewardship reporting," Alcock said. Assessing whether fund managers are integrating ESG and material issues like climate change should be a holistic process, said Jeffrey Chee head of portfolio strategy at Willis Towers Watson. "As the focus ...

Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Agricultural investments offer not only long-term diversified returns, but also the potential to use natural capital to impact on climate change as well as generate additional financial return. Warakirri Cropping chief executive officer and head of cropping ...

Using the SDGs to develop sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... positive action, through both one on one engagement as well as working through collaborative engagement groups such as Climate Action 100+. Partner publication Financial Standard is the official media partner of AIST's Super Investment Conference ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia will use the grant to identify nature-based restoration activities which will improve livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change mitigation outcomes on the mid-north NSW coast. Image courtesy of Timothy K on Unsplash

PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... PRI's APAC policy work. Wiseman, a lawyer by training, joins PRI from ClientEarth, London, where he worked on the Climate Finance Initiative, using the law to drive corporate and financial decision-makers to address climate change-related risks ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+ has laid out a new set of expectations for the food and beverage sector to make process towards decarbonising their operations and supply chain in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Climate Action 100+, the US$55 trillion ...