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Companies lag on digital transformation: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... prioritise digital as a matter of urgency The report's findings are based on a survey of 481 CEOs/ C-suite executives, non-executive directors, and senior governance and risk professionals. Participants came from a variety of institutions - people from ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... climate action by locking in decades of emissions." However, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) executive director Brynn O'Brien called the divestment a "cop out." "Divestment should be a tool of absolute last resort," O'Brien ...

ESG product definitions a matter for legislation: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Commission believes that standard definitions of ESG products and investments should be set by legislation. ASIC senior executive leader, corporations Claire LaBouchardiere spoke at the recent Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... climate change are actively and routinely considered in business, investment, and lending decisions," said XRB chief executive April Mackenzie. "Climate disclosures bring climate-related risks and opportunities front and centre so that entities are prompted ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference. Future Fund board member and Transurban non-executive director Patricia Cross, South32 chair and non-executive director Karen Wood and ANZ chair Paul O'Sullivan provided insights ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... new commitments to increase carbon reductions to 43% and the possibility of Australia hosting COP29, said BCSDA chief executive officer Andrew Petersen. "From an Australian perspective, we are seeing significant corporate interest in understanding how ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... committed to playing our role, particularly through partnering with our customers," said Westpac Institutional Bank chief executive Anthony Miller. "To support this, we continue to invest in our frontline bankers' ESG capability and build sustainable ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... financial and manufactured capital which are already valued." The finance sector is scaling up their response, said RIAA executive manager of programs Estelle Parker. "Our Nature Working Group, and in particular the focus on natural related financial ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Committee, manage and facilitate stakeholder engagement processes and work with ASFI to drive and manage project" said ASFI executive officer Kristy Graham. The taxonomy is intended to enable the finance sector to direct more capital to companies and ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... refreshing that you're talking to the CFO, the treasurer, individuals in management who aren't trying to explain executive remuneration. It's more about what's the use of the capital, what are they investing in and engaging with a different ...