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GRI to update three Universal Standards, seeks public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... identifying material topics, based on the organisation's most significant impacts; updated content covering responsible business conduct and due diligence, including respect for human rights; [and] revising how organisations use the GRI Standards for ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... invest in themselves in terms of capability, or provide funding to hire people to help organisations with reviewing their business model to find investment-ready solutions. It's a great opportunity."

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... to investors in terms of cuts to dividends, as well as regulatory and legislative responses to COVID-19 that impact on business operations. "How companies manage their full-time workforce as well as pay wages and benefits in these difficult times varies ...

Accounting bodies develop guidelines for disclosing to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... governance and performance and targets. The aim is to encourage organisations to change their approach to strategy and their business model to enhance their impact on contributing to the SDGs, to incorporate risks and to enhance transparency, Adams said. ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The majority of citizens in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada want their governments to do more to combat climate change, according to a poll conducted by research platform Glow. Glow recently released its report ...

Chronos Sustainability hires Ian Woods for strategic Australian/NZ role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... transformation projects including the Transition Pathway Initiative, the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare and the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare. The firm has also played a principal role in supporting the investment industry's efforts ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The European Union has announced a bold post-COVID-19 recovery plan that is centred on a green recovery, but also a fair recovery, opening up new questions and possibilities for investors and implications for Australia's recovery as well. Deirdre ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... gives us a chance to rethink capitalism, rethink shareholder primacy and recognise that we are going beyond Friedman - business now has to interact with government to do business," he said. "Where we find a market failure - in other words, where the ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... using both positive and negative avoidance investment criteria and considering both the products and operations of a business." The strategy is founded on thematics that are expressed in the companies that are invested in, with technology being a strong ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Future Business Council (FBC) is closing, and the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) will become the home for FBC's alumni network, contacts and intellectual property. As part of the agreement, FBC Chair Toby ...