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Video: Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: Closing remarks, AIRA Immediate Past Chairman Warwick Bryan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... The panel included: Yolanda Beattie, Diversity and Inclusion Practice Leader, Mercer Terence Jeyaretnam, Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services Ernst & Young Martina Macpherson, Global Head of ESG Indices, Product Management, S&P Dow Jones ...

Citi, Credit Suisse recognised at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... included retail supply chain management, workplace safety, gender diversity on boards, farming and antibiotic use, and climate change. Emerging issues included food safety, plus a return to coverage of environmental issues such as environmental rehabilitation. ...

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Ron Lind, Ron Lind, public member CalPERS Board of Administration Climate change, economic inequality and tax avoidance are all key environmental, social and governance concerns for global institutional asset owners, according to a panel speaking at ...

Majority of largest asset owners recognise risk of climate change: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Sixty percent of the world's 500 largest asset owners recognise the financial risks of climate change, the opportunities in the transition to the low carbon economy, and are taking action, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) Global ...

Directors, senior executives have obligation to consider climate change: Norton Rose Fulbright

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
Board directors and senior management must give proper consideration to the risks of climate change, "with a view to ensuring that these risks are incorporated into strategic decision making, and appropriate consideration is given to the need for disclosure ...

Challenges to Carbon Capture and Storage adaptation in Australia: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... long way to go until CCS is viable in Australia, particularly around whether it has any abilities to impact on climate change in Australia," said McCullagh, A ustralia equities - head of environment, social, governance research. "When I spoke to various ...

Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... 4.9% of their revenue linked to SDGs, compared to 6.2% of the wider index, with the vast majority coming from the climate change and basic needs themes," said Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG Research, MSCI. "The two largest sectors [in Australia] ...

IGCC, AIGCC publish investor disclosure guide aligned to TCFD recommendations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC - Asia) have published a new guide on climate change disclosure for institutional investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The guide, Transparency in Transition ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... framework for improving a wide spectrum of climate-related disclosures, and the legal analysis, Legal Opinion on Climate Change and Directors Duties from the Centre for Policy Development and the Future Business Council opinion on company directors' ...

Chart: CDP assessment of APRA-regulated entities' climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... which is part of the section of questions designed to elicit companies' risk management procedure with regards to climate change risks and opportunities. "The advised response structure for question CC2.2a has been amended to be aligned with the scoring ...