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Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio. There are holes in it, obviously, and any of the companies that are aggregating data are limited to what the company itself is providing. Common to see companies to provide scope 1 reporting, scope 2 is becoming more widely disseminated, and ...

Genex Power closes $192 million certified green debt funding package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... for the senior facility. A HoldCo facility is a financing vehicle that structures construction debt through a holding company affiliated with the corporate entity. When completed, Genex Power will sell the power generated at the Jemalong Solar Project ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... considerations into its operating principles. The first two companies to list on SSX will be Australian cleantech energy company AGEO Resources and Australian medical technology company ANNSCA Medical. SSX, which received its market license in 2008 ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Corporation model is designed to counter short-termism and shareholder primacy. It provides investors with clarity on the company's intended impact and demonstrates a lasting and authentic commitment to act in alignment with that impact. Italy, Colombia ...

ASX200 hits 30% target for women on boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Women now comprise 30% of ASX200 board positions for the first time, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). In April 2015, AICD set a voluntary target for 30% of board seats to be filled by women by the end of 2018. At the ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... we'll work with the local university to sponsor an entire course, with the goal of creating jobs, not just the parent company, but in the supply chain.... It's unquestionably the right thing to do, and if you have a position of responsibility, it's your ...

QBE, Suncorp among global insurers exiting coal: Unfriend Coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Zurich lead on divestment. Their policies exclude both coal and tar sands projects and, in the case of SCOR and Zurich, any company that plans new coal projects. Legal & General leads on other aspects of climate leadership the report said. Aviva, Zurich ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... retire from his role early, and risk and compliance committee chairman Ewen Crouch will depart at the 12 December AGM. The company is facing a second strike against its remuneration report at the AGM, and if 25% of shareholders vote against the report ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... retire from his role early, and risk and compliance committee chairman Ewen Crouch will depart at the 12 December AGM. The company is facing a second strike against its remuneration report at the AGM, and if 25% of shareholders vote against the report ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... according to Damian Cottier, portfolio manager. Perennial notes that last year, their nine-person team conducted 1185 ex-100 company visits both nationally and internationally, and Cottier said direct engagement is a particularly useful tool for assessing ...