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Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... disruption and convergence." Technological disruption appears to be a key driver of M&A activity, the survey found. "The impact of technology to business models is coming through as a key strategic issue driving M&A," Larocca said. "Twenty percent of ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... "Although the proportion of companies in the region with emissions targets is relatively low compared to the global 'High Impact' sample, it is encouraging that 36 of the 56 companies have either done so using the SBTi methodology, committed to doing ...

Employees in more inclusive workplaces report higher job satisfaction: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Employees in inclusive teams are 19 times more likely to be very satisfied with their jobs compared to workers in non-inclusive workplaces, according to research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia The ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... integrated into Deloitte, Deloitte said. "One of the attractions [to joining Deloitte] is the ability to make a bigger impact," Black said. "As the sustainability and corporate responsibility agenda is gaining traction in organisations, and elevated ...

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... non-LBG respondents noted the challenge of finding partners who were strategically aligned and who could deliver on outcome/impact expectations," the report said. The findings in Australia are in line with broader global trends in the LBG membership ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... while traditional shareholder strategies like engagement are limited in the fixed income space, bond-holders still can have impact. Defining how to maximise that impact was part of their design process, he said. "We spent a lot of time asking how do ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... International. "I think we all understand that challenge of coal, the challenges with oil, but where this is really going to have impact is the second and third order industries that people aren't necessarily thinking about," Chunara said. "They may ...

Australian government launches impact investment fund for Asian SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian government has introduced a $40 million impact investing initiative aimed at leveraging private investment in small and medium enterprises in the Asia Pacific. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced the Emerging Markets Impact Investment ...

RIAA annual conference to discuss how responsible investment will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... perspective. We are moving on from just focusing on this s an investment risk to manage and start to focus on what is the impact that we're having and the way we're allocating capital in the investment stamp we're making." Responsible investments have ...

Transparency around tax payments continues to be issue: CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Disclosure and transparency about tax payments continues to be an issue for global companies, as witnessed by this week's release of the Paradise Papers. The Paradise Papers investigation has sparked a renewed discussion of tax payments and tax minimisation ...

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Podcast: Recruitment and salary outlook 2025

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In this episode of The Greener Way, Kaizen Recruitment's Simon Gvalda talks to Financial Standard managing editor Jamie Williamson about the current state of the job market for ESG professionals and offers tips around negotiating salaries and benefits.

Clean energy transition a top priority for productivity: PC

ELIZA BAVIN
The Productivity Commission has identified 15 priority reforms areas to boost productivity, with a focus on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy.

Green moves: Chief Executive Women, Hearts & Minds, Rabobank

ELIZABETH FRY
The Hearts & Minds chief executive will depart after less than a year in the role, while Rabobank brings on a sustainability lead and the ACSI head joins the Chief Executive Women board.

Australians reject net zero targets, polling claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
New polling suggests Australians are still not convinced a move to net zero is in their best interests, much preferring the government focus on affordability and reliability.

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