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Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... their overall credit standing, but we think it's important, obviously, to act responsibly, even if currently the legislation wouldn't require us to do so." Concerns over the impact of greater indebtedness and financial hardship fall under ESG ...

Hostplus announces four board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... through exercising choice and moving their account to a new super fund, and can ask questions at an AGM. "Under the legislation, a trustee must call an AGM, but these are more for asking questions than directing the trustee," Girgis said. "The questions ...

First Sentier launches unit for sustainability research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... machines to fit as standard, microfibre filters for their products. It will also encourage policymakers to implement legislation prohibiting the sale of new commercial and domestic washing machines without filter mechanisms built in. "This is an example ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... managing climate risk, between members seeking divestment, regulatory guidance on managing climate risk, and proposed legislation that may limit access to proxy advisers, according to the chair of Spirit Super. Naomi Edwards, chair of Spirit Super, the ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The New Zealand government has introduced world-first legislation that will require listed companies, banks, insurers and fund managers to make public climate risk-related disclosures. The legislation will affect not just New Zealand-domiciled entities ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... recycled or renewable plastic across the total PET packaging portfolio 2030. Amatil's efforts may be aided by recent legislation. The 2020 Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill will increase the amount of recycled material available in Australia. Beginning ...

Financial institutions at risk from bot attacks: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... central point to get the insights around the consumer, businesses are starting to do that and as regulatory bodies and legislation kick in around issues like open banking and sharing of that client data, it's even more critical to identify those ...

Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... adjust the safeguard mechanism to create a sectoral emission gap, but you could do it thru an independent piece of legislation, and the way as you could fund it as well could be done through taxpayers or via the emitters themselves," he said. The paper ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... companies and governments." Developing an FPIC regime that embodies each of the words may look most similar to existing legislation in the Northern Territory, Fitzgerald said. "Something equivalent to the rights of traditional owners under the NT Aboriginal ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... the Senate will "leave the moderate Senators of the majority party with significant influence over the trajectory of legislation and limit the scope for the most ambitious policy initiatives," meaning that "ambitious tax hikes" are probably off the agenda. ...