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Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... submitted its application for the new sublicense on 23 December, Paatsch confirmed. Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research at Institutional Shareholder Services confirmed that ISS is applying for the new AFSL license as well. Paatsch ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... without advance notice and with compliance expected in under 60 days, said Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research at Institutional Shareholder Services. "We disagree on the need for any new regulation of proxy advisory firms and ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... of natural forest conservation, carbon projects, rural land and row-cropping, and timber processing in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States. "The opportunity for voluntary carbon markets is rising," noted Radha Kuppalli, managing ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... introduction of The EU's SFDR and the Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill in New Zealand, which impose mandatory ESG disclosure obligations. The challenge is that data required of asset managers, as part ...

Vestas Wind Systems call for federal support for energy grid transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... energy grid to support the transition to renewable energy, according to the head of Vestas Wind Systems Australia and New Zealand. "Though we've had great success in keeping up the rollout of small-scale and large-scale renewables, that could come ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... targeted investment strategy will be in renewable assets," said Danny Latham, partner and go-head of Australia and New Zealand, unlisted infrastructure investments at FSI. "There is increasing focus, even pre-COP26, that investors have changing views ...

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... similar sentiment is driving companies towards seeking accreditation as a certified B Corp, said B Lab Australia and New Zealand CEO Andrew Davies. A B Corp is a company that has identified sustainable and ethical practice for communities, customers ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... test for investors will be targets, trajectories and progress in emissions reductions now, not in 2040. Australia and New Zealand are well represented in the cohort who joined the various pledges that underpin the GFANZ. Recent research by the Aotearoa ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Call for role of women to be advanced This week also saw fourteen international leaders and campaigners, including New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sign the Glasgow Women's Leadership Statement on gender equality and climate change, which ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... on decarbonisation," Wong said. "It's a very interesting market, because obviously you're seeing in Australia, in New Zealand strong commitments towards decarbonisation, and you've seen some very significant moves in Japan in the last few years. "I do ...