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Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance, the Australian initiative does not have explicit government backing. However, Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member of APRA, Executive Committee member of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and chair of the ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... that sustainability reporting is not only a business opportunity, it's a business necessity," said Tim Mohin, GRI chief executive. "Reporting on their impacts promotes transparency, which in turn helps them anticipate risks and informs decision making." ...

Future IM/Pact signs two new partners, launches student events

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Challenger joining the project reflects "their ongoing commitment to building diverse teams," said Chris Plater, chief executive and chief investment officer of Challenger Life. "We realised that attracting women into our business requires grassroots ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... - to elevate and standardize sustainability reporting globally - we have come a long way," said Tim Mohin, GRI chief executive. "While it's encouraging that thousands of companies from all regions of the world use GRI's framework, we are a long way from ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change, modern slavery and the Royal Commission on Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were all issues of ESG engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil has published ...

Australia, EU Free Trade Agreement includes SDGs, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... but the economic underpinning of what they trade and how they be traded as anything else," said Andrew Petersen, chief executive officer, Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). "This was an opportunity to create a bridge ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... turnover, and stuff that's qualitative, like engagement scores and anecdotal evidence that we pick." WCM also assesses executive remuneration to ascertain if executive pay is aligned with promotion strong corporate culture. "With remuneration, we look ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... research." ISS's commitment to the Australia market was part of the attraction for CAER, said Duncan Paterson, CAER executive director. "We were very interested in the commitment that ISS has to the local market, we thought that they had had a good product ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... federal election year in Australia. "We're going to see increased investor action and advocacy," said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "Last year was a real tipping point in terms of the preparedness ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - The Highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... CEO, Ethical Investment Services; Erin Castellas, chief impact officer, Impact Investment Group; and Michael Salvatico, executive director, ESG Research, MSCI. With major research providers integrating environmental, social and governance information ...