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Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... survey of 550 non-executive directors, CEOs and C-suite executives, company secretaries and senior governance or risk management professionals, as well as two working groups comprised of senior directors and industry leaders. More than two thirds (69%) ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... negotiators need to set out a credible pathway to net zero in order to catalyse private finance, according to Impax Asset Management. "We need greater ambition - you can't escape from that," said Impax head of policy and advocacy Chris Dodwell. "We ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... acceleration" for the Australian micro-cap space, making ESG a significant tailwind for the sector, according to Yarra Capital Management. Yarra Capital uses ESG analysis to help identify the companies that will create new value going forward, and portfolio ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... on Climate Change Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Financial disclosures need to assess governance, strategy, and risk management. Unlike climate change, for which there are such cross-sectoral metrics as "CO2 equivalent," there's no standard measurement ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... sentiment may be seen as ESG washing, or greenwashing," Lunn said. "In our view, quality ESG governance also requires management's remuneration and long-term incentives to be linked to the achievement of the organisation's ESG targets, no different to ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... seeing strong demand for responsible investment and ESG roles across the market," Gvalda said. "Definitely across funds management, super, consulting, banks, asset consultants - they're all vying for talent at the moment, and even in the broader ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainability is the official media partner to this Ethical Investment Week. Chellie Spiller is a professor of leadership and management at The University of Waikato Management School, while Rodger Spiller is the managing director and founder of Money ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... are seeking natural capital investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks and a revised approach to risk management that is changing the nature of investing, said Kilter Rural CEO Cullen Gunn. "There's an appetite for investing in natural ...

Investor toolkit to assist in engaging on Indigenous cultural heritage protection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... toolkit, as well as advice on the types of governance practices that boards and companies should follow to allow senior management to verify that what they're being told is happening on the ground, is actually happening." The toolkit outlines 'red flags' ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... scenario analysis is part of what Rest member Mark McVeigh requested from the fund when he took it to court for its management of climate change risk. The scenario analysis of Rest's default Core Strategy investment option has estimated that annualised ...