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ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... The KPMG 2021 CEO Outlook, a study of 1,300 CEOs across 12 countries including Australia, finds that ESG and corporate purpose top the CEO agenda - 94% of Australian CEOs and 86% of their global counterparts said that following through with corporate ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... they're about communities and they're about the long term success of those members. They're about aligning the purpose with members and communities and they're most importantly about trust." The global economy is partway through a bigger ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... will be able to build incredible impact, and also scalable businesses," Richard said. "If you've got a business with purpose at the core you have an unfair advantage because you can mobilise talent to work together towards a north star." Meanwhile ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the science Coles have some pretty ambitious targets in the public domain, and so we were able to utilise those for the purpose of the transaction." The SLL's KPIs have been structured to ensure appropriate progress is made toward the company's overall ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... positively screen and scale." Whelan noted that when she talks to companies, her feedback is that they should define their purpose, and how that purpose influences their actions on ESG. "Not only the purpose of the company, but also what they want to ...

Climate friendly super choice could halve emissions: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... in terms of a better future, better Australia, and better climate," he said. "We look at this through the lens of our purpose, which is investing for a better world."

Global fund manager buys Australian forestry asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
A global fund manager has acquired an Australian forestry business based on its financial and environmental sustainability merits. AXA Investment Managers' Alts team has agreed to acquire approximately 24,000 hectares of Australian woodland and ...

Opinion: The housing burden is large enough to be shared by many parties

SCOTT LANGFORD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Gibbons Street, Redfern was a landmark day. This is a development where the expertise of the private sector, a profit-for-purpose community housing provider and government came together to deliver a project that is truly world class. But most importantly ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... their potential exposures to climate risk, but wider vulnerabilities in the financial system and economy at large. "The purpose here is multi-fold," said Graham Sinden, head of climate risk at APRA, at a panel presentation at the Responsible Investment ...

Alphinity launches SDG-aligned fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... revenue from the production of fossil fuels, controversial fuels such as uranium, gold mining where gold is the primary purpose of the mine, factory farming, live exports, predatory lending, alcohol and gambling, and old growth forestry logging, noted ...