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Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Statewide Super. "Ensuring developing economies have equal access to COVID vaccines, medicines and tests will reduce the impact of COVID-19 worldwide, and help foster a fairer and more sustainable global recovery," said Debby Blakey, HESTA CEO. "We're ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... opportunity to look for patterns in the data and support and influence," said Meg Brodie, director, human rights and social impact, KPMG Banarra. Brodie assisted in the development of the guide. The guide showcases examples of current practice from the ...

APA Group sets net zero targets for emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Energy infrastructure company APA Group will set a net zero target for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and will focus on energy transition to clean and renewable energy sources. Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that come from the activities ...

Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... risk and value in the long term than in the short term. "Australian business are increasingly focused on environmental impact and opportunity - by desire as well as necessity - and according to our CFO survey respondents, more than 75% factor ESG and ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... bfinance has identified three themes - in addition to investors seeking to address ESG issues at a total portfolio level, 'impact' is rising up the agenda as those in the investor sector move towards thinking about ESG in terms of outcomes. Third, data ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Australian businesses risk having to pay an expensive levy to export goods to the European Union based on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions used in making and shipping products. The European Parliament's environment committee recently ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... water and waste improvements, decarbonisation-enabling solutions, and sustainable products. "The potential catastrophic impact of climate change and other environmental threats cannot be overstated," said Alex Vynokur, BetaShares CEO. "However, these ...

ESG part of financial sustainability of infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability and perform sensitivity analysis, said Shane Hurst, portfolio manager. "Clearly, environmental factors have an impact on cashflows," Hurst said. "On the positive side, we look at the growth in renewables. On the negative side, environmental ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... technology and innovation need to be the responsibility of a company board. Three ways we can innovate towards a higher impact reboot for our economy is to harness one of Australia's winning traits: creativity. Australia needs to leverage its greatest ...

Healthcare sector offers investment opportunity: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... sector corporate boats, notes American Century Investments. American Century Investments' American Century Health Care Impact Equity fund, managed by Michael Li, seeks quality stocks by incorporating acceleration, relative strength, and valuation ...