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Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
A coalition of global environmental NGOs is calling on the largest global insurers to halt insuring new oil and gas expansion projects and phase out insurance for oil and gas companies in order to meet a 1.5C global climate target. Peter Bosshard, global ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Australian companies are "well below their global peers" in reporting and setting targets on carbon emissions, waste and water reductions, according to Refinitiv. Jamie Coombs, performance director - Asia, Refinitiv Refinitiv has released Financing ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure (MBA GLI) has created two new roles, including an ESG analyst position. MBA GLI has hired Georgia Hall has been appointed as ESG analyst and Gitendra Pradhananga as senior research associate. ...

Digital human rights rise up the agenda post-COVID-19: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Digital human rights issues such as data privacy, cybersecurity and social impacts of AI can pose risks to companies, and protection of digital human rights take on new considerations in the post-COVID-19 era, according to Robeco. Masja Zandbergen ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Slightly more than a third of Australia's 50 largest superannuation funds disclose their complete proxy voting records, and the number of funds reporting their voting record has increased from 2018-2019, according to the Australasian Centre on Corporate ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Investors who seek to integrate their ethics into their investment process can not only invest with ESG screens in mind but also use other methods such as donations and purchase of ethical products to make positive impact, according to Nucleus Wealth. ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
First State Super and other global investors have called for a "renewed focus on the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals to help drive the post-COVID 19 economic recovery." Deanne Stewart, First State Super CEO First State Super is a member ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Maple-Brown Abbott has hired Emma Pringle as head of ESG in a maternity cover role. Emma Pringle, head of ESG, Maple-Brown Abbott Pringle will provide maternity cover for current head Natasha McKean in the Australian equities team and reporting to chief ...

GRI to update three Universal Standards, seeks public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
GRI is updating its Universal Standards to improve how reporting entities use the GRI standards to disclose impacts on economy, environment, and people. The GRI has launched a three month public comment period on the exposure draft revising the Universal ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian market for impact investing has nearly tripled over the past two years, from $5.7 billion to $19.9 billion, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Hanna Ebeling, chief executive officer ...