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CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... criteria for selection and monitoring of assets and projects and the verification of environmental integrity and climate impact of investments. Woolworths Group Green Bonds have been certified and will also be verified by an independent specialist. "This ...

CFSGAM to divest from tobacco products across portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM)/First State Investments is now excluding manufacturers of cigarettes and tobacco products from its portfolios. "There is no shortage of credible evidence of the wide-reaching harm caused by the tobacco ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... into work. Sixty percent of Australian respondents believe that taking a public stance on social issues can positively impact the recruitment and retention of staff, while 83% agree or strongly agree that taking a stance on social issues is a business ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... exchanges, guidelines and frameworks coming through globally. "But if you look at private equity, infrastructure, more impact-style investing, those horizons align more strongly with long term investors, however the data question around ESG information ...

Coca-Cola Amatil announces that 70% of bottles will be recycled plastic

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... in recycled plastic use in our history, and our strongest step forward in reducing packaging waste and the environmental impact of our operations." Coca-Cola Amatil's increased use of recycled plastic followed initiatives such as the elimination of plastic ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has awarded AU$1.23 million to Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) - a global organization driving impact investing - to develop the ecosystem for gender lens investing in Asia. ...

Climate risk necessitates short and long term stress testing: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... to manifest as a sudden surprise. The stress testing tool looks at some ways in which the sudden re-pricing event might impact the portfolio. It can be through a physical event which impacts insurance, like natural catastrophes. It could be about greater ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... areas - the living wage, secondly, workers' rights and welfare, and thirdly, this year we've introduced an environmental impact grading as well. All of those we see as being extremely important for people in the supply chain in the developing world." ...

Woolworths Group to become first Australian retailer to issue Green Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... development of low carbon supermarkets, Woolworths said. "At Woolworths we are continuing to work hard to minimise our long term impact on the environment, and as Australia's largest retailer we understand we have a responsibility to lead in this space," ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... posed to our environment, wellbeing and economy by climate change and is adjusting its operations for a greater positive impact on climate change," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of BCSD Australia. QBE recently committed to withdrawing from insurance services ...