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Accounting bodies develop guidelines for disclosing to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have released a paper outlining recommendations on disclosing for the Sustainable ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Specialist sustainability advisory firm Chronos Sustainability has announced a strategic association with climate change and responsible investment veteran Ian Woods. Ian Woods, climate change and sustainable investment specialist, Chronos Sustainability ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has identified three megatrends - climate change, biodiversity loss and anti-microbial resistance - that represent market failures that investors should address with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The COVID-19 pandemic could accelerate the trend of digitisation as companies have shifted to work from home, meaning that funds that are invested in technology are poised to capture market opportunity. Ama Seery, ESG analyst, Janus Henderson. The Janus ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
First State Super has joined the Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp. Dr Bronwyn King, founder, Tobacco-Free Investment Initiative The Pledge Stamp is an initiative of not-for-profit Tobacco Free Portfolios and it showcases leading financial organisations ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The COVID-19 pandemic is not likely to halt regulatory and investor expectations around corporate progress on climate change risk, according to MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change risks will impact virtually all of T. Rowe Price's portfolio holdings to various degrees, leading the global fund manager to factor climate change into analysts' evaluation. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Global businesses must navigate four structural changes as economies emerge from the lockdown period of response to COVID-19, PGIM said. Shehriyar Antia, head of thematic research, PGIM. In new research, PGIM has identified a barbelling of global supply ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Ethical fund manager U Ethical is reporting resilience in its equities funds in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgina Laird, Jon Fernie, U Ethical "Sustainable strategies have held up pretty well, whether it's ethical, ESG or sustainability strategies ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
BIG W has joined the Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages (ACT). BIG W, a division of Woolworths Group, joined ACT in March 2020 and will collaborate with ACT members to drive progress in improving wages in the global garment and footwear ...