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Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this comment piece from Jason Ross, head of superannuation research at Rainmaker Information Jason Ross, head of superannuation research, Rainmaker Information Back in the 90s a hot topic was ...

IIG announces tenants for Younghusband Woolstores development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... capture systems. "The Department and ClarkeHopkinsClarke came to Younghusband, attracted by its unique combination of sustainability, a stunning building, fantastic A-grade workspaces and Kensington's urban-village character," said Darren Brusnahan ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... areas of ESG are important commercially for their business, in which areas has the company materially improved in sustainability and ESG practices over the past three years, and which areas is the company seeking improvement in the next 12 - 18 months. ...

GSSB developing new GRI standard for agriculture and fishing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) is developing a new Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard for the agriculture and fishing sector. The GSSB, the independent body that sets the GRI standards, launched the Sector Program in 2019. ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... maximises our impact." SSGA has outlined ESG trends that they think will impact in 2020, including predicting that the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) will emerge as the leading global ESG disclosure framework. Colton pointed to SASB's ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... consumers, those in the supply chain, employees, community more broadly. This is the realisation/manifestation of sustainability in the next decade, and this is an important litmus test on how business responds to those kinds of crises in terms of resilience ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We've often talked about what is sustainable investing about, and fundamentally, it's about earnings sustainability. Do company's earnings rely on weak regulation? If so, those earnings are not going to be sustainable forever ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... is an outgrowth of of of its original fund offerings, which is Sharia-compliant investment. "When you talk about sustainability, these days, it often focuses on environmental and social issues, but historically, the important thing for us been the G ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia. The results show that 57% of Australian executives believe their generation is responsible for encouraging sustainability, compared to a global average of 38%. The survey further found that 83% of Australian business leaders - the highest ...

Global green bond market continues to grow, expand: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... green bond market as a highlight of continued progress. Ceci was in Australia late last year, and spoke with The Sustainability Report about trends and developments, using examples from around the world to illustrate. She pointed to a March 2019 issuance ...