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Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... firms have been appointed to the government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head of environmental, social and governance research, Ausbil Investment Management, Kate Baker, senior sustainability specialist, Telstra, Sebastian ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The COVID-19 pandemic is not likely to halt regulatory and investor expectations around corporate progress on climate change risk, according to MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... and that could provide an opportunity with green stocks in the future." "What we see happening around voting in environmental issues in particular, I don't see that subsiding at all," Woodland said. "The trend is for more and more people to vote in favour ...

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
IFM investors is reporting a nearly 8% reduction in carbon emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing at IFM Investors. The IFM Investors' FY 2019 Australian ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... which is still quite interesting - companies are still coming to the market to look to make investments in their own environmental related activities, and there are question marks over how serious are companies regarding impact, climate mitigation, to ...

Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... worth retiring into, with the vision of Australia's retirement savings being invested to drive positive social and environmental impacts. That leadership is modelled through actions taken at the team level, the customer level, through engagement with ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group. The steering group aims to "coordinate the management of climate and environmental risks to the financial sector, accelerate the growth of green and sustainable finance in Hong Kong and support the Government's ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will oversee a $300 million Advancing Hydrogen Fund aimed at supporting the growth of "a clean, innovative, safe and competitive Australia hydrogen industry." Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... doesn't mean brands have to stop sourcing, it means they need to look again at purchasing practices and place environmental and social sustainability at the heart of how they manage supply chains," Sutcliffe said.

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... resolution is a special resolution, required under Australian law to facilitate the filing of advisory resolutions on environmental and social issues. To change a company's constitution, three quarters of proxy votes must support a special resolution ...