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CGI Glass Lewis makes appointments for Australia, APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... over 13 years in a variety of service, relationship management, and sales roles at CGI, which is a provider of independent global governance solutions. Soosur will report to Dan Concannon, Glass Lewis' chief commercial officer. "Stanley and Philip's ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Balanced, launched in 2007, delivering 8.8% in the last year to 31 December and 9.0% p.a over 10 years, and Global Environmental Opportunities, launched in 2012, has delivered 49.7% in the last year to 31 December and 17.5% p.a since inception. ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... of culture and history for the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) peoples of the Pilbara in Western Australia. Amid global outrage, CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, Chris Salisbury, chief executive, and Simone Niven group executive, corporate relations ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... decarbonise. Aviation is a carbon-intensive mode of transportation, with Climate Action 100+ noting it accounts for around 2.5% of global carbon dioxides from fossil fuel use. Qantas is the only Australian company to appear in the aviation sector strategy ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... CEOs of companies. Fink's annual letter to CEOs sets the engagement agenda for the year with the companies in which the global fund manager is invested. This year's letter is focused on the global transition towards a net zero economy, and what that ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Program (NESP), providing national leadership in climate, threatened species and environmental research. "We are joining global partnerships and taking the lead in building resilient communities," Minister Ley said. "Climate adaptation is about taking ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "What I was most focused on was how it opens up a brand-new American - and possibly a global chapter for green transition, because it aligns so strongly now with Europe, the UK and now China," Petersen said. ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The transition towards a global circular economy will be a key ESG issue in 2021, according to American Century Investments. Companies must rethink resource consumption, energy usage and manufacturing processes with an aim toward eliminating waste and ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
A record US$500billion in impact bonds was issued in global markets in 2020, an increase of 60% over the previous year, according to Insight Investment. Insight believes this increase could "easily be repeated" in 2021, which would take the overall ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco is in the process of setting five-year cycle targets to translate long-term net zero carbon emission reduction initiatives into impactful investment portfolios and investor practices. Robeco wants to invest in line with the ...