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ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... material risk to their business," ASIC said. "While most of the reviewed ASX 100 entities had considered climate risk to the company's business to at least some extent, disclosure practices were considerably fragmented, with information provided to the ...

ACCR files resolution to Qantas AGM over deportations and removals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... permit shareholders to "express an opinion, ask for information or make a request about the way in which a power of the company partially or exclusively vested in the directors has been or should be exercised." It has also filed a second resolution asking ...

Australia's disclosure of executive remuneration lagging: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Report. "This opaqueness makes it difficult for shareholders to visualise a clear line of sight between executive reward and company performance, to ensure that executives are not unduly rewarded for performance that does not align with shareholder wealth ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Climate Group have enabled us to convene the world's most pioneering organisations in net zero carbon buildings, and bring company CEOs, city mayors and state governors onto the same stage, committing action towards a common cause. Our vision of a net ...

Australian National University selects Aberdeen Standard Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... strategy invests in active Australian fixed income with an ESG overlay - negative screening of securities issued by any company that derives in excess of 20% of its revenue directly from tobacco, coal, gambling, or adult entertainment. In selecting Aberdeen ...

Nanuk Asset Management on sustainability aspects of artificial intelligence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... years and decades." Nanuk is tracking the changing relevance of AI by looking at the frequency of AI references in listed company annual reports. Since 2014 the number of references to AI has exploded, rising from less than 200 annual reports to more ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... engagement specifically with Chase and Jamie Dimon. Chase is financing Geo Group and making money off of Geo Group which a company which operates the detention centres. That work had been active. When things started happening and we found that families ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... committing up to $38 million to a state-of-the-art composting facility to be built by leading international waste management company Sacyr Group. The new mechanical and biological treatment plant will treat organic waste produced by eight Melbourne councils ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... tailored to the nature of the investment and what it's doing," she said. "The way we do it is that when we meet with a company and when we understand them and what they are aiming to achieve, we sit down and co-create the metrics in a way that's helpful ...

Impact investments quadruple to $5 billion in two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... institutions; four development finance institutions; two government agencies; one impact investment intermediary; one insurance company; one university; one service provider; and three organisations that did not fit into the aforementioned categories ...