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Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... women of diverse cultural background and her experiences at a presentation at the CFO Summit 2021 in Sydney. FS Sustainability was a media partner at the event. "Organisations have to encourage females to apply for senior roles, because yes, there are ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change versus that from COVID-19 is based on two perceptions, noted Mathew Nelson, global climate change and sustainability services leader, EY. "Because COVID-19 has been well managed in Australia, there's a recognition that there's ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Dimensional Fund Advisors. Joseph Chi, head of responsible investment at Dimensional Fund Advisors, spoke to FS Sustainability about a metric called the social cost of carbon (SCC), which is a metric that estimates the cost of the future damage caused ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... investing in on-site renewables, which we have a history of using in commercial property" said Amy Hogan, head of sustainability at Stockland. Stockland has installed $33 million, 18megawatt installation of rooftop solar across its portfolio, and will ...

Investment consultant creates head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading Australian investment consulting firm is recruiting to fill the newly created role of head of sustainability. JANA is currently in the process of hiring a head of sustainability to join its team and work with the responsible investment team ...

Mars Australia shifts to 100% renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... responsibility - and opportunity - to improve our impact on the planet," said Kevin Rabinovitch, Mars global VP sustainability. "Australia is important to Mars, and our switch to 100% renewable electricity locally supports Mars' global transformation ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... intensity by 7% and achieve five-year cumulative carbon reduction targets. The portfolios also include green bonds, sustainability-linked bonds and transition bonds. "A number of green bonds have been issued as of 2019, but the rest of climate risk premia ...

APA Group sets net zero targets for emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Pipeline in Western Australia into Australia's first 100 per cent hydrogen-ready transmission pipeline. In their 2020 sustainability report, APA Group reported an increase of 1.5% in Scope 1 and 2 emissions in the 2019 financial year - emissions that ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Amatil has set a net zero carbon emissions target by 2040 as part of a broader set of sustainability targets. Amatil has announced 10 objectives in its 2020-2040 Sustainability Ambitions commitments, focusing actions across four areas - water ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
BetaShares will launch another sustainability-linked ETF on the ASX. The BetaShares Climate Change Innovation ETF (ERTH) is designed to provide investors with exposure to global companies "at the forefront of tackling today's climate and environmental ...