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RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Certification Program is based on eight broad categories: 1. RI Strategies - formal, disclosed, consistent, auditable and fit for purpose 2. Product labels - clear, honest and not misleading 3. Avoids significant harm - as a minimum requirement 4. Accounts ...

CBA to pilot green loans for agribusiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... are verified, Harvey said. "Clearly it will require a degree of verification that the money is being used, then, for the purpose that was intended," Harvey said. "Those are the going-in principles and the framework that we'll be working through with ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... this, and 66% agreeing strongly. ESG issues will also be in the spotlight with 89% saying boards will need to align their purpose with community values. The report is based on a survey of 550 non-executive directors, CEOs and C-suite executives, company ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Wayfinding - the process of finding one's route while navigating - can add new insights to purpose of ethical investment. Professor Chellie Spiller and Dr Rodger Spiller recently shared their insights into wayfinding and its alignment to ethical investment ...

Wayfinding for Ethical Investment

RODGER SPILLER  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... by pulling apart the old map, exploring new and uncharted territory, and journeying towards true wealth and wellbeing. Purpose, principles, practices and performance measurement As with any journey, reference points (or 'waypoints') can be used ...

Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... looking to move organisations, as part of their due diligence, they are asking what is the company doing, what is the purpose around this, that kind of stuff, and if they're not getting good answers, they take that into consideration," Moir said. ...

Weighing litigation risk of net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... a net zero target, the question becomes how was the target set and is the process of achieving net zero, is it fit for purpose? If it is not, those companies could also be opened up to litigation risk."

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Australian companies are under "extreme" pressure to improve ESG practices and corporate culture, integrate technology and strengthen reputations in the next 12 months, according to a survey from FTI Consulting. The FTI Consulting 2021 Resilience Barometer ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... whole compared with the energy used by IT equipment alone. "Sustainability has been at the core of AirTrunk's business purpose from day one as we pioneered hyperscale data centres in the region with industry-leading scale and energy efficiency," ...

Analysing the opportunities, challenges of the ESG investing sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... seeing is whether you're an organisation or you operate as an investor, what they're considering is how does the purpose align with profit." "As much as everyone is increasingly putting out net zero targets, an organisation needs to have, and ...