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Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... looking to move organisations, as part of their due diligence, they are asking what is the company doing, what is the purpose around this, that kind of stuff, and if they're not getting good answers, they take that into consideration," Moir said. ...

Weighing litigation risk of net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... a net zero target, the question becomes how was the target set and is the process of achieving net zero, is it fit for purpose? If it is not, those companies could also be opened up to litigation risk."

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Australian companies are under "extreme" pressure to improve ESG practices and corporate culture, integrate technology and strengthen reputations in the next 12 months, according to a survey from FTI Consulting. The FTI Consulting 2021 Resilience Barometer ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... whole compared with the energy used by IT equipment alone. "Sustainability has been at the core of AirTrunk's business purpose from day one as we pioneered hyperscale data centres in the region with industry-leading scale and energy efficiency," ...

Analysing the opportunities, challenges of the ESG investing sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... seeing is whether you're an organisation or you operate as an investor, what they're considering is how does the purpose align with profit." "As much as everyone is increasingly putting out net zero targets, an organisation needs to have, and ...

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 ...