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Willis Towers Watson names head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has named Tim Unger as Australia's head of sustainable investment. Unger joined WTW in 2001 as a senior investment consultant. He is an advocate for incorporating ESG principles into investment strategies and framework. "Tim's ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... continue to see those and they're more in the spotlight than ever before," Motto said. "We have a real story around executive pay based on the two-strikes rule. We are seeing organisations where people's disgruntlement with the performance of corporations ...

AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... companies as well. WE also use data on senior executives in companies - we look to understand the makeup of the senior executive teams to see if they are, say, 50/50 female, which obviously the aren't. "What we learnt is that these factors are starting ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... that such harm doesn't occur again. This Bill falls far short of providing that confidence," said Cath Brokenborough, executive lead, First Nations engagement, Lendlease and chair of the Dhawura Ngilan Business and Investor Initiative. Investors will ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... company strategy, with capital allocation decisions, risk management approaches and disclosure to investors. Further, executive remuneration should be reflective of the company's climate change targets and for competing incentives to be removed, and ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... range, including ETHI, FAIR, ERTH and GBND. "We are delighted to welcome Greg to BetaShares," said BetaShares chief executive officer Alex Vynokur. "Greg is a well-regarded and deeply experienced financial services executive and joins us at an exciting ...

BetaShares launches ethical SMAs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... (ASX: ETHI and ASX: GBND). ETHI currently holds approximately $2 billion in assets under management. BetaShares chief executive officer Alex Vynokur the company is bringing ethical SMAs to market amid strong demand for these investment options. "Investors ...

CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... instrumental in facilitating the Kooragang Island Decarbonisation Project funding," Orica managing director and chief executive officer Sanjeev Gandhi said. "Having effective emissions reduction technology available is important, but it's the support ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... 89% saying boards will need to align their purpose with community values. The report is based on a survey of 550 non-executive directors, CEOs and C-suite executives, company secretaries and senior governance or risk management professionals, as well ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... within ASX200 companies is around setting ESG targets and demonstrating commitment to those targets by linking these to executive remuneration. "It's essential that companies are setting transparent and meaningful targets based on the strategies they ...