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Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... have to operate differently because of the significant change in both internal and external stakeholders and the way business operate," said Governance Institute of Australia Chair Pauline Vamos. The report noted that 79% of respondents cited flexible ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... our portfolio managers and analysts and what we're aiming to bring is a genuine understanding of the company's business strategy and years, if not decades, of corporate relationships and corporate history between the two organisations. That gives ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... things that they could do to improve those outcomes. Often, investment success will not be the greatest, highest-achieving business from the beginning, but rather something that improves over time." Because many of the companies in the microcap space ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... finished in October, just before COP26. "This year for the first time, biodiversity has seen a lot more prominence from the business perspective," Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice. "At COP26 ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
As world leaders across government, business and finance gather in Glasgow for COP26, observers are awaiting not only net zero commitments, but interim commitments and developments related to international carbon markets and how countries report on ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the last 12months and more so the last six months, ESG has moved from being on the fringe to becoming a core part of business. "ESG professionals are getting board exposure, they're getting rolled out to investor presentations, and there is a greater ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... "By investing in this ground-breaking Novalith technology, we are backing the development of a competitive sustainable business of the future." Global battery uptake is expected to grow at least nine-fold over the next decade as the world increases its ...

NAB, Ramsay Health Care in ESG derivative transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative's Collective Commitment to Climate Action, working towards aligning business operations and lending portfolios to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. When NAB announced in September it was launching ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... anything," Cairns said. "It really starts to translate the conversation around risk exposure - what is the actual risk to the business and how do these different issues fit into the risks." Alphinity provided reporting on its proxy voting and disclosed ...

Actuaries Institute challenges boards on skills gaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... significant information asymmetry, short-term profit pressures and frequently, a third-party intermediary between the business and customer, and customers often have a large financial exposure to these institutions as well. "Financial services companies ...