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Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Santos, Woodside and Rio Tinto. A say on climate resolution provides a uniform approach to the issue, said Dan Gocher, director of climate and environment, ACCR. "Ideally, it's going to bring some consistency with what is being voted on," Gocher said. ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The world's largest fund manager outlined its key engagement priorities for 2021, including board quality and effectiveness, climate and natural capital, and company impacts on people. BlackRock's sustainability engagement priorities are carried out ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Woodside Energy, and Woolworths Group. There are some positive indicators for the Australian companies, said Laura Hillis, director of Climate Action 100+ at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "Australian companies have performed really well ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon footprint of the last mile has long been an environmental and societal challenge," said Koorosh Rouhani, a managing director within Accenture Australia's business. "But during COVID, something unexpected happened. Stores that had closed, morphed ...

Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Women made up nearly half of listed ASX board appointments thus far in 2021, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). In January and February of this year, women accounted for 46.7% of ASX 200 board appointments and 52.3% of ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... portfolio, but could invest more in opportunities and low carbon and carbon offsetting investments," noted Danyelle Guyatt, director of Climate Insight. There is a variety of ways that asset owners can reduce the emissions in their portfolio - including ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... loan tenor, Chen added. "G8 is the first childcare provider to execute a SLL," said Gary Carroll, G8 CEO and managing director. "Including such a structure into our syndicated loan facilities demonstrates our commitment to safety and quality outcomes ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian companies during engagement and voting. ASI Australia is an active participant in 40:40 Vision, with Managing Director Brett Jollie on the 40:40 Vision steering committee, and members of the investment team on the 40:40 Vision working group. ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... working with an Australian asset owner on a renewables infrastructure manager search," said Frithjof van Zyp, Senior Director of bfinance's Australian office. "As more and more investors in Australia commit to net zero carbon emission by 2050, we expect ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...