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Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... a low carbon transition premium - a classic asset consultant phrase that means being more green is likely to improve the risk return balance." The 2019 report is an update on Mercer's seminal 2015 report on climate impacts on investments. This year ...

Woolworths Group to become first Australian retailer to issue Green Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Woolworths Group will issue Green Bonds certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Projects that could be supported by the bonds include the implementation of energy efficiency initiatives such as the installation of solar panels on the roofs ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
QBE Insurance has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia "We are pleased to welcome and work with QBE, one of the giants in the Australian insurance industry. ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... to the UK Green Finance Initiative, and the Canadian Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, which is very much about climate risk, climate change and mobilising capital. Our terms of reference go beyond that. We very intentionally include statements around ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Barker, special counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers In December 2018, the AAS and AuASB issued Climate-related and other emerging risk disclosures: assessing financial statement materiality using AASB Practice Statement 2 (APS 2 ). The guide clearly states ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), have launched technical guidance guides to listed companies with recommendations on best practice for sustainability reporting. GRI provided technical input to the guides, and both ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... us. Finally, we want to operate in those parts of the market where there is either proven or what we are proving as real risk adjusted return potential alongside impact." The investments are driven by the team's core beliefs - that consumers in emerging ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Ausbil will "most likely" opt in to reporting, Carlsson-Sweeney said. "This is something we've done for a long time - measure risk," he said. "I think there are three things to do as investors. One, report on the risks of slavery. Two, report on our ...

Right Seat, Right Table, a guide for aspiring board members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... established body of research evidence that having a board that is diverse and inclusive brings increased returns and lowered risk, because cognitive diversity reduces potential blindspots. "If you think about it, depending on your upbringing, education ...

Investec Asset Management launches Global Environment Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... build up a database with the consultant to try and infer scope 3 in similar sectors, to get an idea what the real carbon risk is to a portfolio. Once you've worked out what the carbon risk is, which is huge, probably 90% of the MSCI world is really scope ...