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Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... aligned with its aim of supporting livelihoods in the wake of the pandemic. There need not be a trade-off between environmental progress and social aims." Hunter also called the proposal "fair to future generations." "The unprecedented size of the financial ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... invests in companies whose products and services are "considered by the investment manager as contributing to positive environmental or social change and thereby have an impact on the development of a sustainable global economy," said Ama Seery, ESG ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... nature of industry superannuation funds is a "competitive advantage" that funds should foster, particularly in the environmental, social and governance sphere, according to Skye King, manager, investment governance and legal at NGS Super. Skye King ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Future Business Council (FBC) is closing, and the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) will become the home for FBC's alumni network, contacts and intellectual property. As part of the agreement, FBC Chair Toby ...

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 ...