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Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... also are increasingly gaining interest from the markets as well. Having a sustainable balance sheet with a sustainable business s and a sustainable approach to managing the business delivers benefits." The universe of small to mid -cap companies with ...

Healthcare sector offers investment opportunity: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Even as healthcare companies showed strong return through 2020, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was not a rising tide for all healthcare sector corporate boats, notes American Century Investments. American Century Investments' American Century ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Saurabh Sharma, to establish a global equities sustainable water and waste investment strategy as part of its Regnan business. Based in London, Lecourt will join Regnan as senior fund manager and Sharma will join as fund manager. They are expected to ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... shareholder resolution on the topic at its April AGM. The new reporting will form part of Scentre Group's Responsible Business Report and Modern Slavery Statement which will be released on 31 March, Scentre Group said. The Australasian Centre for ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... of science-based targets covering the full carbon footprint of the businesses, the reframing of corporate strategies, business plans and capital frameworks, adjustments to management incentives and lobbying activities. Baig pointed to the example of ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... and given the economics and new technologies, yes it's absolutely achievable." The Australian Industry Group, the Business Council of Australia, the Planning Institute of Australia and the Property Council of Australia have all expressed support ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... has been made strongly by our regulators, that climate change is now a foreseeable and actionable risk that finance and business needs to be able to demonstrate they are managing, like any other risk. Globally, regulators are upping the ante on the expectations ...

CGI Glass Lewis makes appointments for Australia, APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia and Philip Foo as vice president, APAC research and engagement. As country head, Australia, Soosur will lead CGI's business activities, manage customer relationships in Australia, and oversee sales activities throughout the APAC region. Soosur ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... implementation. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm has appointed a permanent chief executive of Rio Tinto's Iron Ore business, created a chief operating officer (COO) role, and added a chief executive Australia to the leadership team. Simon Trott ...

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability to be very important to their future success, according to research from Australia Post. The report, Small business sustainability in a COVID-19 world, looks at key attributes of sustainability in small to medium enterprises (SMEs), based ...