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ACSI issues updated Governance Guidelines for ASX300 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... assist in voting recommendations. Good governance is not negotiable," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "Public trust in business remains shaken and companies have more work to do to meet the expectations of the broader community. "Poor governance practices ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... organisation's future operations." Listed companies must more explicitly consider the impacts of climate change on their business and disclose relevant and material risks and opportunities to investors, Dobson said. Further, the clarifications also highlights ...

Sustainable practices can yield sustainable profits: Calvert

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainable practices yield sustainable profits: The path to a strategic edge, was written by George Serafeim of Harvard Business School in collaboration with Calvert Research and Management. Calvert is part of the Eaton Vance Company. The report found ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... and scale up investment in mitigation efforts alongside adaptation efforts, according to a new report from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia WBCSD recently published Business ...

Rainmaker Group acquires The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... forward to working with the passionate and knowledgeable team at Rainmaker to further grow this critical space in the business and investment world." Rainmaker currently publishes five B2B titles, including its flagship newspaper, Financial Standard ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change will impact the health and finances of elderly Australians at increasing rates over coming decades, necessitating wide ranging policy responses to manage social, economic and public health implications, according to a report by the Actuaries ...

Aberdeen Standard Investments hires Danielle Welsh-Rose

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... stewardship and ESG investment for functional responsibilities and to Brett Jollie, managing director - Australia for business matters. "We are delighted Danielle has joined our ESG Investment team, which is growing in importance, as we continue to move ...

Amundi focuses on green private credit market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... invest in labeled green bonds and unlabeled climate bonds and "engage with issuing companies to help them transition their business models to increase climate resilience and green leadership," according to the AIIB announcement.

AXA IM to launch fourth impact investing strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... and intentional impact outcomes, in healthcare and financial inclusion, to those who were previously under-served." The business is seeking to grow assets under management via the new strategy, which will aim to provide a private markets solution catering ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Further, there were five MEIs that were especially important in emerging markets - corporate governance, human capital, business ethics, product governance and data privacy and security. The research also found that while the emerging market index had ...