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Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... urgent action in Australia to transition to net-zero emissions. "From a practical perspective and a business perspective, a few key messages stood out to me," said Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice. ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... change is happening, and we need to do things very quickly." "It's affecting flows into sustainable funds. In the last few years, we've seen a substantial increase, particularly in Europe, in flows into sustainable funds." Hamson noted that the ...

Opinion: The housing burden is large enough to be shared by many parties

SCOTT LANGFORD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... borrowed with NHFIC to take advantage the benefits and opportunities that will ultimately enable us to build more homes. Only a few days after the Redfern project official opening, NHFIC successfully issued $462 million in social bonds to institutional ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... risks into strategic asset allocation. "In terms of strategic asset allocation and incorporating climate change into that, a few organisations have grappled with that, but many are leaving that to later," Bailey said. "There are a range of solutions ...

Super funds file Modern Slavery Statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... these statements," said Rainmaker Information executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin. "The irony is that so few funds have made a big deal about these reports and the issue has received almost zero media attention. Yet some funds have ...

CEO, board salaries cops COVID-19 hit: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
CEOs, board directors and senior management were not immune to the economic impacts of COVID-19, with the Governance Institute of Australia finding that fewer CEOs received salary increase and bonuses falling as well. The Aon and Governance Institute ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... they are applying to 10 sectors that are heavy contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, including cement and steel. "I see a few real problems when it comes to sustainable investing for carbon-intensive sectors," said UBS quantitative researcher and ...

APPEA conference kicks up controversy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... and gas industry group kicked off in Perth with more than 1700 delegates in attendance this week, but not without rustling a few feathers. The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) conference featured several sessions on ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... versus 22% in the 2019 review. "That issuers have become generally better in terms of their sustainability reporting in just a few years is heartening to see," said SGX RegCo CEO Tan Boon Gin. "Nevertheless, the call globally for efforts on the climate ...

Unite the league: investors join climate coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... progressively moves from an initial focus on investors to being opened to all actors across financial markets over the next few years." TelstraSuper has committed to reduce portfolio emissions of 45% by 2030, ISPT has committed to be carbon positive ...