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"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... participation in the workforce in Australia have taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. "These results are a wake-up call, for business leaders, for our political leaders and of course investors," Mostyn said. This year's survey extended beyond the ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... is having, and it's likely to have this built in going forward," Todorcevski said. "Frankly, I think it's good business and the right thing to do. Cement is one of the highest carbon emitters in the world, and my position is we want to take a ...

Merlon Capital hires sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Boutique Australian equity fund manager Merlon Capital Partners has hired Rebecca El-Khoury as sustainability manager. El-Khoury joined Merlon from TransGrid where she was a sustainability manager within the corporate strategy and sustainability team. ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... closely, as well as the regulatory signals that we are seeing come through in all key markets," said Helga Birgden, global business leader, sustainable investment, Mercer. DWS said it is clear in its report that it differentiated between "ESG Integrated ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Leap I are also investing in the second fund. "We had a number of founders in Giant Leap I who have built and exited business successfully and those types of investors are important because we can build the community around the founding teams to provide ...

PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... and joins us from National Australia Bank where she wrote about sustainable finance for its corporate and institutional business. Thieberger is based in Melbourne. Satoko Asai joins PRI as relationship manger, Australia and New Zealand. She comes to ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
The momentum to address climate change has built, but regulatory, methodological and investor climate action remain challenges in financial markets, according to ISS ESG. Financial market participants including investors are still working to find appropriate ...

NSW Land Registry Services in $300m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... to the SLL principles, which requires that when KPIs and targets reflect the material sustainability issues facing the business," Mathews said. "Multiple KPIs can be selected if they're a reflection of the material sustainability issues." Commonwealth ...

Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... management is a growing market, with established players across banking, capital markets and insurance pivoting parts of their business towards wealth management with the aim of capturing stable, recurring, and lucrative fees," Hicks said. "In Australia ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... that is again supporting the whole strategy. When we examine those KPIs, we want to see additional ambition against the business as usual." Australia is poised to become a strong global participant in sustainability linked finance, said Karine Delvallée ...