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FM Global to provide climate resilience discount

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the latest tool that FM Global has released for clients. Earlier this year, the commercial insurer's online Resilience Index tool was augmented to include new categories of ESG risk. The 2022 FM Global Resilience Index measures countries on 15 economic ...

V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
V-Square Quantitative Management has launched an ESG and carbon transition index strategy that aligns with the Your Future, Your Super performance test. The V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy tracks the ...

Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... years ago, the Trust has delivered a +7.0% p.a. return net of fees, outperforming the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index benchmark by +5.1% p.a."

Australian investors withdraw from ESG funds: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Calastone. Calastone has published the quarterly Fund Flow Index Australia, which showed that investors withdrew money from equity fund across the board, with the exception of Australian ...

EY calls for "fundamental revisit" of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... breaking the cycle of incrementalism in a world that is running out of time. The report points to declines in the Living Planet Index, in freshwater, increases in atmospheric concentrations of CO2, deforestation and ocean acidification. The statistics ...

Australia vulnerable but resilient on climate risk: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... to address those risks, according to a new ranking from FM Global. The insurer has released the 2022 FM Global Resilience Index, which measures countries on 15 economic, risk quality and supply chain measures, including climate and broader ESG metrics. ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... experience in "transformational" business change. However, according to the Governance Institute's 2022 Board Diversity Index, co-authored with Watermark Search International, there are still very few ASX 300 board members with skill in HR or change ...

Possible $480bn carbon hit by 2030 for ASX300: Emmi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... this exposure actually matter for a given company." Emmi modelling shows that if the top 10 emitters were removed from the index, the potential capital loss in 2030 falls from just over 30% to 12.9%. This means that more than half of the total potential ...

More women on boards, but cultural diversity stagnating: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... overboarding, according to research from the Governance Institute. The Governance Institute has released its latest Board Diversity Index, which measures ASX 300 companies against five categories of diversity: gender, cultural background, skills/experience ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Financial exclusion is both a global risk and an opportunity, with Principal Financial Group announcing it is establishing an index to undercover key drivers of financial exclusion in more than 40 markets. The Global Financial Inclusion Index is being ...