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Loomis Sayles names three ESG appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... being met, address client reporting needs and provide overall ESG data expertise. She will report to Kathleen Bochman, director of ESG. Young previously led the design effort for the internal Loomis Sayles ESG Center and developed a number of ESG primers ...

Rainmaker reveals top performing ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... funds on their ESG-related activities because it's a "pragmatic, evidence-based approach," said Alex Dunnin, executive director of research and compliance at Rainmaker Information. "ESG advocates are like every other walk of life in that talking a big ...

AustralianSuper adds sustainable ETFs to platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... products which have a positive impact and are socially responsible," said Arian Neiron, VanEck's CEO and managing director - Asia Pacific. "Both ESGI and GRNV leverage MSCI's leading Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) research capabilities ...

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 ...