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VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
VicSuper's 2019 annual report discloses alignments with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reporting member retirement savings support eight of the goals. The $23.7 billion industry fund has historically taken an industry-leading approach to ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
A new report from the Wilderness Society shows that 73% of all deforestation in Queensland is linked to beef production, calling on Australian companies to assess their exposures to deforestation in the beef supply chain. The Wilderness Society conducted ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Ausbil Investment Management has become the first Australian fund manager to sign up to the Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution (IDPP), a declaration citing plastic pollution as a clear risk to the environment and to the branding of companies ...

First Sentier Investors hires Kate Turner as RI specialist

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has hired Kate Turner as responsible investment specialist. Will Oulton, head of responsible investment, First Sentier Investors Turner comes to First Sentier from Sustainalytics, where she was an associate director, its business ...

ACSI issues updated Governance Guidelines for ASX300 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has updated its Governance Guidelines, reflecting the impact of the Banking and Financial Services Royal Commission and stressing the need to incorporate environmental, social and governance ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Company boards and directors are "challenged by important elements of non-financial risk management," according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader ASIC this ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Businesses must put climate resilience at the core of strategy, and scale up investment in mitigation efforts alongside adaptation efforts, according to a new report from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Andrew Petersen ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Financial services information publishing company Rainmaker Group has acquired sustainable investment specialist publications The Sustainability Report and Audacious Investing. Rachel Alembakis, founder, The Sustainability Report Effective 1 October ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change will impact the health and finances of elderly Australians at increasing rates over coming decades, necessitating wide ranging policy responses to manage social, economic and public health implications, according to a report by the Actuaries ...

Christian Super signs Operating Principles for Impact Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Christian Super has become the first superannuation fund to sign the Operating Principles for Impact Management. Ross Piper, Christian Super CEO The principles were developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to set a market standard for ...