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Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Department of Home Affairs regarding the regulations that will underpin the reporting. "The consultation we've done with the government is good, and I feel we've added the investor voice," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We are waiting for the guidance paper ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... and it will send a message that it's loud enough, that, if it is heard by the Liberal party, if they do come back to government after the election, they will have to shift core energy policies, which would be an incredible outcome," Yates said. "If Labor ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian government and the European Union (EU) are currently negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) that will not only serve to strengthen trade between the two economies, but also contains language with specific reference to commitments from ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... financial valuations of firms that follow from those problems, I do think business has the message much better than government, and we're rapidly increasing out level of sophistication in understanding the implications of climate change and our ability ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... couldn't fail to take notice. The conversation is about the effect of technology on the future of work. We're seeing government inquiries into in the future of education, we're seeing engagement by business on STEM education, these are all an indication ...

IOSCO releases statement on ESG-related disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has emphasised that environmental, social and governmental (ESG) matters "though sometimes characterized as non-financial, may have a material short-term and long-term impact on the business ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
Natixis has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) Partners Program. Natixis is the international corporate and investment banking, asset management, insurance and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... through the Coca Cola Foundation, and it's a program that really is a gold standard of what a corporate, NGO and federal government funding partnership could look like in terms of business and NGOs working together to seek real, sustainable changes," ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... expected that the bill will pass. The bill will require entities with more than $100 million in revenue - including government agencies, businesses and investment funds - to report disclosures related to human rights due diligence and how companies ensure ...

Impact Investing Australia to administer $7m Australian government fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
The federal government has selected Impact Investing Australia (IIA) as the administrator of the $7 million Australian Government Sector Readiness Fund (SRF) to enable social enterprises to grow their impact. IIA, a not-for-profit organisation supporting ...