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Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... climate risk it from a fiduciary risk management perspective. We are expecting companies to have a plan to transition their business models to align with the global aspiration of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and it comes back to the transparency ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... terms of the TCFD and SASB. "We're not trying to micromanage companies. We're trying to promote long term sustainable business practices, and to that end, providing that transparency and disclosure whether it be starting with TFCD and as companies become ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... an environmental and societal challenge," said Koorosh Rouhani, a managing director within Accenture Australia's business. "But during COVID, something unexpected happened. Stores that had closed, morphed into micro-fulfillment centres, ship from ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... with a "proof of concept fund" with diverse small and medium enterprises - two healthcare businesses, a B2C technology business, a building business, and an environmental services business. The new Impact Growth Equity Fund will seek to invest in 30 ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... a sectoral approach for portfolio construction is actually misguided. We're focused on looking at the stock risk, the business model risk, when we look at digitalisation." Within the sustainable equities portfolio, Janus Henderson is seeking stocks with ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the key tenets of the sustainability linked loan process is that the KPIs should be based on the material issues of the business," said Michael Chen, Westpac's head of sustainable finance. "We wanted specific KPIs that reflected the core of what G8 do. ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has set the most ambitious climate change related target yet, aiming to attain a carbon neutral investment portfolio in nine years. The $12.8 billion NGS Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... issue." "We invest in a number of companies where the human capital are the key aspect because they are people-driven business. They tend to get that more than other companies." Ausbil also tracks general staff engagement, CEO approval rates, and specific ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Street's ESG analytics platform, such as water and waste management, labour practices, employee diversity and inclusion, business model resilience, and business ethics, among other indicators. "We designed the system with flexible reporting in mind ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... protection of value at asset level. Nuveen Real Estate has committed to "reviewing each asset and creating a net zero business plan for every building, ensuring buildings operate as energy efficiently as possible and work alongside occupiers to guarantee ...