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ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... annual reports. "Of the 60 listed companies in our ASX 300 sample, 17% identified climate risk as a material risk to their business," ASIC said. "While most of the reviewed ASX 100 entities had considered climate risk to the company's business to at ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Future Business Generation has called on the superannuation industry to provide more sophistication in climate risk assessment and management, on behalf of Millennials that will retire in the post-2030 world. Oshadee Siyaguna, committee member of Future ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... acceptable practices; invests exclusively in highly-rated ESG stocks; and actively engages with issuers to improve ESG-related business practices."

ACCR files resolution to Qantas AGM over deportations and removals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... transportation activity it is involved in as a service provider to the Australian Department of Home Affairs." "Our concern is the business risk to Qantas over the activities relating to deporting or forcibly transferring people as part of a service ...

Australia's disclosure of executive remuneration lagging: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... performance criteria or where we feel that performance criteria do not reflect the key performance indicators of the business, we would not hesitate to voice our discontent and take further steps," Christiansen said. Craig Hurt, head of Australia and ...

WorldGBC launches Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Our vision of a net zero emissions future is within reach, if we all work together to overcome the challenges." The 12 business leaders from the Green Building cCouncil include Majid Al Futtaim, property developer in the Middle East; Integral Group ...

Australian National University selects Aberdeen Standard Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... appointed for such a high profile mandate," said Brett Jollie, managing director of Aberdeen Standard Investments' Australian business. "We are delighted to work together with ANU, employing the skill and breadth of experience from the Australian fixed ...

Local Government Super selects PIMCO for fixed income ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... acceptable practices; invests exclusively in highly-rated ESG stocks; and actively engages with issuers to improve ESG-related business practices. "We are excited to bring what we believe is an engagement-driven, industry-leading ESG fixed income solution ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... for its latest ESG index fund and ETF," said Evan Ong, managing director, Asia ETP and listed derivatives strategy and business development, FTSE Russell. "This new values-based index forms part of the FTSE Global Choice Index Series and helps meet the ...

Pauline Vamos resigns as chief executive officer of Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Vamos for her significant contribution to Regnan over the last 12 months and the leadership she has delivered to the business." Alison George, Regnan's head of policy and a long-time senior employee, will act as interim CEO. The Regnan board has started ...