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Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Proxy advisers are grappling with the implications of reforms announced last month, saying that the changes will introduce operational risks and could force a rethink of how they provide services. Beginning 7 February, all proxy advisers must hold a ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Sitting in the liminal space between the old and the new year, it is a time to reflect on these issues and consolidate recent news into a narrative. One of these mega-issues is human rights. Without a doubt, climate change, its impacts and the transition ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Sitting in the liminal space between the old and the new year, it is a time to reflect on these issues and consolidate recent news into a narrative. One of these mega-issues is biodiversity. Without a doubt, climate change, its impacts and the transition ...

What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
As 2021 draws to a close with continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need for climate action, FS Sustainability's most read stories showed that demand for professionals who can analyse and implement plans around material ESG ...

DigitalX hires NAB exec as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Technology and investment company DigitalX has hired a National Australia Bank executive as its new chief executive officer. Lisa Wade, former head of digital innovation and sustainability at National Australia Bank, will join DigitalX after serving ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Proxy advisers and advocacy bodies including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have criticised new rules governing proxy advice that will commence in February 2022. Beginning 7 February, all proxy advisers must hold a financial ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
TCorp, the investment and financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, added $4.1 billion of eligible sustainable assets to its Sustainability Bond Programme in the 2021 financial year. In its most recent sustainability report ...

Future Super in $6 billion acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Future Super has announced an acquisition that will see the ethical super fund reach $10 billion in assets under management during 2022. The acquisition is due to be complete in February 2022, and when complete, Future Super Group will leapfrog current ...

South32 negotiates US$1.4 billion sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Miner South32 has refinanced US$1.4 billion as a sustainability linked loan (SLL), linked to its sustainability strategy. The refinancing is linked to South32's multicurrency revolving syndicated credit facility which was due to expire in 2021. The ...

From the courtroom to the boardroom: climate change risks and remedies

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN, SANDY MAK  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
2021 will be seen as the year where international, environmental and market forces coalesced to bring climate change into sharp focus in Australian courtrooms and boardrooms. With the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) and UN Climate ...