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Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... believe that in the case of a corporate, we've been able to have a certain amount of engagement, influence and positive impact on ESG issues," said Bruce Murphy, director, Australia and New Zealand, Insight Investment. "In the case of a sovereign, it's ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Nearly two thirds of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member organisations consider human rights material, but only 23% of companies mention a specific human rights strategy in their sustainability reports. Andrew Petersen ...

Impact Investing Australia to administer $7m Australian government fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
The federal government has selected Impact Investing Australia (IIA) as the administrator of the $7 million Australian Government Sector Readiness Fund (SRF) to enable social enterprises to grow their impact. IIA, a not-for-profit organisation supporting ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... lower than it told investors, or not at all - especially when using the higher disclosed price would have had a significant impact on its business planning, investment decisions and financial reporting, CCLI said. The claim also alleges that in response ...

Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Core Civic and GEO Group are flagged under MSCI's research system for social concerns, said Meggin Thwing Eastman, head of impact and screening research for MSCI ESG Research. "Each one has issues around immigration detention facilities in Texas with ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
Sustainable Business Australia has announced that Dr John Hewson will be the organisation's new chair-elect to its board. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia "Dr Hewson joining Sustainable Business Australia as chair comes at crucial ...

New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... active in terms of certification thru the [Forest Stewardship Council] FSC. We've brought much more transparency in terms of impact reporting across the sustainable framework. I think we have got some ideas that can be brought to the table and can help ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) initiative will press the case for greater engagement around sustainability and the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on financial outcomes at the 20 th World Congress of Accountants (WCOA). ...

BayernLB joins Climate Bond Initiative as Climate Bonds Partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
BayernLB has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative as a Climate Bonds Partner. BayernLB is a leading financial services provider for the Bavarian and German economies, serving Mittelstand companies and large corporates, savings banks and public authorities ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The Government Pension Investment Fund for Japan (GPIF) has selected two carbon efficient indices from S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) as the benchmark for their ESG investment strategy. S&P DJI has launched the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include ...