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Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Increasing use of cloud-based technology and services can yield not only technology gains, but also assist Australian companies in reducing carbon emissions, according to research from Deloitte. In a recent report, Deloitte noted that cloud-based technologies ...

Cundall names APAC head of ESG advisory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Global engineering and advisory firm Cundall has promoted Madlen Jannaschk to lead its Asia-Pacific (APAC) ESG advisory. Jannaschk has been with Cundall for nearly four years and has worked as a practicing architect and project manager for more than ...

CBA sees push to greater quantity, quality of climate risk reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Quantity and quality of climate disclosures by Australian companies will improve, with or without a government mandate, according to CBA. In a recent report by CBA's sustainable economics team, the bank noted that regulations including the US Securities ...

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 ...

NGS Super to reduce emissions 35% by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
NGS Super is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 35% by 2025 en route to its 2030 net carbon zero target. "We have set this very aggressive target of 2030 to decarbonise the portfolio, and we are much more confident at this point in time that we ...

Strong demand for ESG managed accounts: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Retail investor demand for authentic ESG financial products is increasing across all demographic groups and translating into increased interest in managed accounts, according to Praemium. Particularly as millennials begin to approach there "peak period ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Blackmores has refinanced $150 million of existing loan facilities and linked half of the refinancing to sustainability targets. The new sustainability linked loan agreement will incentivise Blackmores to achieving on targets including reductions of ...

ASX boards need to "quickly evolve" on ESG skills: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
ASX-listed boards and directors need to "quickly evolve" to include ESG expertise and boards need to broaden the recruitment process to gain access to a wider pool of director talent, according to Melior Investment Management. Melior is evolving their ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Business leaders and consumers are increasingly prioritising sustainability, but are "fed up" with lack of progress towards environmental and social goals and are looking to technology to assist in the digital transformation to achieve those goals ...

Sustainability, growth drive NextGen family business: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Sustainability and growth are at the heart of the next generation of family business leaders, according to research from PwC. According to PwC's Global NextGen Survey 2022, 65% of next generation (NextGen) family business members say achieving business ...