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Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Companies in Australia expect an increase in sales as a direct result of efforts to incorporate sustainability in their business, according to a survey from HSBC. According to HSBC's Navigator survey, 84% of Australian companies expect sales growth ...

ESG funds continue strong performance: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
ESG superannuation fund options continued to outperform in the latest Rainmaker Information league tables. The Rainmaker ESG Diversified Index returned an unchanged 0.6% over the 12-month period to the end of October 2020, outperforming the MySuper ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... most critical long-term economic challenge that we face in today's world," said Brett Jackson, managing director, Australia, Aviva Investors. "Following last summer's catastrophic bushfires and extreme weather events, there is growing recognition ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
The world's third largest asset manager will join Climate Action 100+, the world's largest investor engagement initiative on climate change. State Street Global Advisors, which has nearly USD $3.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM), will sign ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Singh, head of Asia-Pacific Portfolio Management, and governance issues are prominent in this year's AGM season in Australia. Globally, Dimensional in the past year held 640 discussions with companies, sent 594 letters and voted on nearly 133,592 ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... finance, banking and insurance industries are at the bottom of ethical sectors, according to the Governance Institute of Australia's Ethics Index 2020. The survey of a thousand people's attitudes to ethical conduct across society showed a broad consensus ...

International sustainability accounting standards bodies to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... are connected to long-term enterprise value, with these endeavours ultimately benefiting other key stakeholders." CPA Australia welcomed the announcement. "The merger brings together two of the leading standard setters on comprehensive corporate reporting," ...

Industry super cuts emissions exposures by 40%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has cut the carbon emission exposures of its equities portfolios by 40% over the previous year through the introduction of carbon-constrained benchmarks. Aware Super has created a new series of listed equities benchmarks ...

Evolution Mining links value generation to sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... responsible water management practices." "In terms of the scenario planning, we work in tier one jurisdictions, Canada and Australia," Murfitt noted. "We look at our climate related risks and we have a Climate Risk Position statement." In terms of responsible ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... banks, insurers, super funds and other stakeholders have released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has released its final roadmap ...