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Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... across ESG issues, define a pathway to achieve these goals, measure progress towards them and report on progress to stakeholders including shareholders. "This is our first ESG/climate change policy," noted ASA CEO Rachel Waterhouse. "It has been driven ...

CBA sees push to greater quantity, quality of climate risk reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Board (ISSB) could standardise climate-related disclosures across companies and assist with decision making with stakeholders including banks and investors. "Investors and businesses increasingly perceive environmental risk as financial risk," said CBA ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... activists. "What stood out to me is the changing role of the CEO and company leaders in managing the changing landscape of stakeholders, particularly the conscious consumer that increased communication on a whole variety of subjects from CEOs," said ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... and third parties, and lack of data with which to track progress. "Business leaders know that employees, customers, stakeholders and shareholders are demanding more, but sustainability is not a priority which has replaced another priority, but rather ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... doing with Blue Carbon Lab is providing consulting on the project," Bhattacharjee said. "We want to understand key stakeholders in Great Barrier Reef catchments, what would it take for them to register blue carbon projects, what the economic payoff is ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Setting net zero targets in superannuation fund portfolios can be a way to frame investment activities for stakeholders including member and investee companies, as well as protecting members' long-term retirement outcomes. Representatives from UniSuper ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... the global ESG reporting agenda." "It kicks off an 18-month dialogue and market consultations with a range of key stakeholders including business, investors, financial institutions, asset managers, and regulators," Leeshaa said. "The hope is now for ...

NSW rail operator signs $1.8 billion green sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Reliance Rail chief executive officer Chad Smithies. "We have adopted ambitious SPTs with the support of our key stakeholders and continued collaboration will be essential to achieving them. "While Reliance Rail already plays an important role in providing ...

AGL takeover bid first, but not last on net zero grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... an energy company. If they take it off market, they shouldn't be thinking, ah well, we don't have to talk to our stakeholders; they do." Being in a regulated industry brings a degree of public accountability, Noble noted. He cited the example of Sydney ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... attraction/retention. "CFOs recognise that ESG is vitally important for the success of their future organisation, because their key stakeholders - investors and employees - are saying it's important," said Deloitte partner, climate and sustainability ...