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Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... education still occurs on the job. Education providers are playing catch-up to meet the demand for ESG training. "Over the past few years, ESG education has morphed from building awareness to a focus on skills development, as candidates are being asked ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... from focusing on ESG and sustainability - more than 80% confirmed positive business outcomes. "The level of focus in the last few years has really accelerated," added Perennial Better Future Strategies portfolio manager Damian Cottier. "Some have started ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... company's ESG strategy and their financing strategy, said Charter Hall group head of ESG Andrew Cole. "For me, there's a few key pieces, which is how our ESG strategy today aligns with emerging finance frameworks, and other key investment criteria," ...

Islamic fund to expand into banking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... see any reason why we'd fail to get the license. Therefore, we believe once we submit the full application in the next few weeks, we believe the second half of next year we'll have the restricted ADI license." A restricted ADI licence "allows ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... difference." Less than half of the companies publicly report on the total number of their labour hire and contracted workforce, very few companies define and describe their labour hire and contracted workforce; and while all companies report some health ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... maintained. It is important all chairs to continue to prioritise diversity in the search for directors." Australia is one of few countries to achieve 30 per cent women on the boards of its top companies without mandated quotas or government intervention ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... things that would give at least initially organisations the incentives to move and move reasonably quickly - within the next few years." The first pathway to ratchet up action in the industrial sector is adjusting the Commonwealth's existing Safeguard ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Ed. note: FS Sustainability is pleased to present this opinion piece from David Klausner, a director of thematic research at PGIM. The opinions expressed reflect his opinions only. Climate change is no longer a hypothetical risk. Whether assessing the ...

Uptick in web application attacks on financial institutions: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... services sector in Asia Pacific, Imperva. "This continues to follow the trend we've seen for 2020, and it's a combination of a few factors relating to the changes financial services companies are making to their business functions through COVID-19 as ...

Census "a missed opportunity" on key questions: Diversity Council Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... information about ethnic and cultural ancestry. "In gathering data about ethnic and cultural background, you need quite a few questions to get to an accurate response, and that includes questions around country of birth, language proficiency, etc," she ...