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Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... disclosures, and will also highlight activities by large investors such as superannuation funds, said Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR. "We're going to be clear with investors about our expectations and we're going to ratchet that ...

VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Williams worked for UniSuper as manager of governance and sustainable investment from 2008 through 2019. She has been a non-executive director for the Responsible Investment Association Australasia and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
More than 80% of Australia's business leaders believe that climate change will have a negative impact on their business operations, nearly double the global average, according to Deloitte. Robert Hillard, Deloitte Deloitte has published its third annual ...

HESTA names Andrew Major chief risk and compliance officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA has promoted Andrew Major to the newly created role of chief risk and compliance officer, joining the Fund's executive team. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA Major comes to the new role having previously been general manager - unlisted assets at the $53 ...

Local Government Super appoints Claudia Bels as board director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed Claudia Bels to the LGS board. Bels is the third independent non-executive director to join as part of recent changes to broaden the diversity, and strengthen specific skills on the LGS board, the fund said. ...

David Atkin, responsible investment leader, to step down as Cbus CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... and now is the right time to hand over the reins to a new leader." Atkin thanked Bracks, the board trustees and group executive team. Atkin will remain as Cbus CEO while an extensive executive search is undertaken, which is expected to be finalised by ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... that engages with the world's largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters on action on climate change. Emma Herd, chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with more than US$6.8 ...

Genex Power closes $192 million certified green debt funding package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... debt funding package that has been verified as a green loan, certified by the Climate Bonds Standard. Simon Kidston, executive director, Genex Power The $192 million package includes a senior loan facility and structurally subordinated HoldCo facility ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
This week, Exxon was cleared over charges it had misled shareholders over the cost of climate change, but a legal expert cautioned that directors should not interpret too much from the decision. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... a new tax reporting standard for comprehensive tax disclosure at the country-by country level. Tim Mohin, GRI chief executive The GRI Tax Standard is designed to aid mutinationals in disclosing how much and where they pay taxes. The Tax Standard has ...