Search Results

Showing 131 - 140 of 224 results for "INFORMED"

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... 18) approvals to disturb cultural heritage; a moratorium against seeking further s.18 approvals where free, prior and informed consent cannot be demonstrated; industry-wide review of agreements with Aboriginal communities; urgent replacement of the Aboriginal ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Australasia, the Australian Banking Association, the Insurance Council or the Investor Group on Climate Change, but will be informed by those groups, he adds. "The intention is to establish that permanently, constituted with a board by the middle of ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... trajectory to zero-emissions by 2050, the criteria provide more transparency to the market, so that financiers can make informed decisions about how their assets will contribute to climate action and mitigate the climate risks that could affect the valuations ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... prudential practice guide (PPG) to assist entities in complying with existing prudential requirements. "The guidance will be informed by APRA's engagement with other regulators domestically and internationally, as well as its ongoing engagement with ...

MackeyRMS launches ESG Scorecards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... to $1 trillion indicates that survey respondents are increasingly recognising that ESG factors provide better and more informed investment decisions, such as valuation and asset allocation. Seventy-nine percent of investment managers in the Responsible ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks

JOSHUA KENDALL  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... will be gaps. We believe investors need a systematic way of digesting the information from many sources to help make an informed view. At a headline score level, outputs from data providers are often contradictory, sometimes wrong. For example, for Wirecard ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Indigenous heritage protection issues and has written to 14 Australian mining and energy companies. At that time, HESTA informed the companies it is embarking on a direct engagement program on this issue. The engagement will focus on how companies assess ...

Responsible investment AUM grows, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... to $1 trillion indicates that survey respondents are increasingly recognising that ESG factors provide better and more informed investment decisions, such as valuation and asset allocation. Seventy-nine percent of investment managers in the Responsible ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... written to 14 Australian mining and energy companies. HESTA CEO Debby Blakey said the $52 billion industry super fund had informed the companies HESTA is embarking on a direct engagement program on this issue. The engagement will focus on how companies ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... key project for Australian organisations that fall under the Modern Slavery Act's reporting obligations, according to Informed 365. Nicholas Bernhardt, CEO of Informed 365 Informed 365 is a tech platform that compiles, coordinates and visualises data ...