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Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolio model and stress testing tool. "This report focuses on sustainable themes, and we are arguing that a sustainability themed portfolio, compared to its more traditional equivalent, is going to be more robust," she said. "Of course we have to ...

Woolworths Group to become first Australian retailer to issue Green Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Group Chief Financial Officer. "We know the investment community is also looking to support companies committed to sustainability driven projects that minimise environmental impact. The issuing of Green Bonds is another step in meeting our environmental ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... coal customers by 2030, and it is part of the newly created Australia Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI). "The sustainability of our business is a significant focus for QBE, and we have made a great deal of progress over the last couple of years in ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... the most on is mobilising more capital for sustainable assets and enterprises, while the other goal is embedding sustainability into the whole finance sector," said Simon O'Connor, Initiative co-chair and CEO of the Responsible Investment Association ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... is that it places climate risk into the realm of audited financial statements, rather than the narrative of the sustainability report," Barker said. "It really emphasises the need for companies to ensure that their statements in relation to climate-relation ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Exchange (CSE), have launched technical guidance guides to listed companies with recommendations on best practice for sustainability reporting. GRI provided technical input to the guides, and both publications were launched on 28 March. "More and more ...

BNP Paribas Asset Management launches global sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a firm-wide global sustainability strategy, with objectives and commitments on key sustainability themes. Jane Ambachtsheer, global head of sustainability at BNP Paribas Asset Management BNP Paribas Asset Management ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has marked its 20th anniversary since launching its first draft sustainability reporting guidelines. The GRI noted that 20 years on, 93% of the world's largest companies by revenue report information on their ESG ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Ausbil Ausbil has published their 2018 ESG Engagement Report, noting "unprecedented change" in areas relating to sustainability. In 2018, Ausbil reported actively engaging in 22 ESG areas across 17 different GICS industry sectors, with chairs, chief ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). "This was an opportunity to create a bridge between sustainability and trade, rather than it being seen as a subversive way to get Australia on the same page as everyone else." Collins reinforced ...