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GRI hires director of capital markets engagement, head of policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Fellow, 2011. "When it comes to ESG disclosure standards, users are recognizing the importance of understanding not just the impact ESG factors have on businesses, but also on the impact businesses have on the society and environment in which they operate," ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... qualitative information that is being assembled right now, but companies are seeking to make major change that will undeniably impact on their human capital and how their organisations function, with repercussions that will bring the sometimes-amorphous ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) has released its Climate Policy Toolkit for Australia, which includes recommendations for creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. Emma Herd, chief executive ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
An impact investment portfolio that seeks out investments in healthcare, tech-enabled consumer, financial services addressing financial exclusion and opportunities in emerging markets is in an unusual position in the first stages of the global response ...

Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... because customers, internal policies, communities and/or social norms say no go - Protects and/or mitigates the negative impact of the activities to which it lends (e.g. social, environmental) or has a program of environmental and social activities to ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... what doesn't work in terms of client engagement, which questions and answers lead to positive action, how presentations impact on decision making, and other characteristics. The virtual meeting space proposition of Forum360 matches the multichannel nature ...

Commonwealth Bank provides sustainability-linked finance to Wesfarmers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... all of their stakeholders. We think that sustainable finance has tremendous potential to combine environmental and social impact with responsible capital allocation for corporate Australia, linking organisations' cost of capital with the increasing community ...

KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Asia Pacific's social and environmental expertise complements and expands our existing human rights, social impact and sustainability capabilities and builds on KPMG's acquisition of leading human rights consultancy Banarra four years ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... with its level of climate related risk exposure," Chateau noted. Beyond Ratings recently explored how these risks could impact on the Australian economy. Beyond Ratings' data feeds into the recently-launched FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted European Monetary ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Real estate investor and manager Cromwell Property Group reports that their sustainability strategy is focused on "improving performance through a structured, responsible and balanced pathway to sustained success," in their 2019 sustainability report. ...