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Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... demands is by far the largest barrier preventing businesses from fully integrating ESG including climate action into their core planning and operations," according to the survey. "In a recent D eloitte Access Economics report - A new choice: Australia's ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... businesses/assets, you need to look for sustainable earnings," said Phil Moffitt, co-founder of Beckon Capital. "Sustainability has been core to thinking about value. We were all aligned to the fact that business has to be sustainable, and it has to ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... note: This piece is sponsored by T. Rowe Price Companies' social license to operate and wider stakeholder concerns are core governance considerations during this AGM season in Australia. The recent history of corporate scandals relating to poor conduct ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... (33%). A smaller share of firms said it was because it was the right thing to do (19%) or that it serves the company's core purpose (18%), PGIM said. Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks 13 November) A coalition of Australian ...

CSC partners with Osmosis IM on sustainable strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... equity strategy. CSC, the $50 billion fund for government employees, will partner with Osmosis to launch a Resource Efficient Core Equity Portfolio (ex-Australia). The portfolio will aim to mitigate environmental risks while targeting a better risk-adjusted ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... "Wherever we've had retail and smaller tenants, we've talked with them," he said. "We are fortunate in that we've always had this core of strong government-based tenants, which gave us security. We've also had higher needs from healthcare related tenants ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... maturity profile, reduce average borrowing costs and provide flexibility as the Group continues its program of divesting non-core businesses," Downer said. The sustainability aspect of the new facility is underpinned by KPI metrics relating to Downer's ...

DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Americas and Asia. "We want to take a leading role in ESG in the asset management industry and are already making ESG the core of everything we do," said Asoka Wohrmann, CEO of DWS. "It is thrilling to now be able to work with such an internationally ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... often claim victory, but it's rare that we see an invocation of the court system at this point." Lacaille doesn't expect core investment conditions for the next 12 months to be reversed by this volatility. "The monetary and fiscal stimulus that we've ...

BetaShares to launch ethical diversified ETFs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... options is going to incorporate sustainable and ESG measures in them," said Alex Vynokur, BetaShares CEO. "That's at the core of our reason to change the make-up of the diversified funds from being the default market cap weighted components to having ...