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Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... committed to playing our role, particularly through partnering with our customers," said Westpac Institutional Bank chief executive Anthony Miller. "To support this, we continue to invest in our frontline bankers' ESG capability and build sustainable ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... financial and manufactured capital which are already valued." The finance sector is scaling up their response, said RIAA executive manager of programs Estelle Parker. "Our Nature Working Group, and in particular the focus on natural related financial ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Committee, manage and facilitate stakeholder engagement processes and work with ASFI to drive and manage project" said ASFI executive officer Kristy Graham. The taxonomy is intended to enable the finance sector to direct more capital to companies and ...

Driving ESG engagement via credit portfolios: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... refreshing that you're talking to the CFO, the treasurer, individuals in management who aren't trying to explain executive remuneration. It's more about what's the use of the capital, what are they investing in and engaging with a different ...

LGT Crestone hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
LGT Crestone Wealth Management has hired Amanda MacDonald as the head of sustainability. MacDonald reports to Crestone Wealth Management's deputy chief investment officer Kevin Wan Lum. She is tasked with managing Crestone's environmental impact ...

CEFC, Qantas Super back low carbon "enabler" fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... members, while also achieving net zero carbon emissions across our investment portfolio by 2050." Ellerston Capital executive chairman and CIO Ashok Jacob said "as a responsible investor focused on supporting the growth ambitions of small companies as ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI). In the first year of the pandemic, Australian boards responded to market turmoil and reduced chief executive pay outcomes. However, latest data shows bonuses paid were the highest they've been in seven years thereafter. Research ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The need for critical minerals such as copper, nickel and cobalt to support the clean energy transition is expected to grow over the next three decades, with Australian miners poised to take advantage of this demand, according to research from PwC. ...

Pause to YFYS rollout as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... financial interests duty requirements, Treasury said. The Financial Services Council welcomed the announcement. FSC executive director of policy and advocacy Spiro Premetis said that further consultation should consider areas which u undermine the performance ...

Avoid greenwash by linking exec pay to ESG: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Linking executive remuneration to material ESG outcomes can avoid greenwashing in infrastructure companies, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. Maple-Brown Abbott has engaged with companies in the Global Listed Infrastructure fund and used its proxy votes ...