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Video: Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: panel discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: panel discussion from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The growing intersection of current trends on Passive, Factor and Sustainability driven investing makes a vital contribution to the ability ...

Video: Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: Closing remarks, AIRA Immediate Past Chairman Warwick Bryan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Demystifying ESG from Investor and Investee Perspectives: Closing remarks, AIRA Immediate Past Chairman Warwick Bryan from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The growing intersection of current trends on Passive, Factor and Sustainability driven investing ...

Australasian Investor Relations Association developing ESG engagement guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) has developed a set of recommended practices for listed entities on how to best engage with the investment community on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Ian Matheson, AIRA CEO ...

Majority of Australian participants want mandatory sustainability reporting: ACCSR survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian respondents to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s annual survey said they support mandatory sustainability reporting for all organisations of a certain size. Leeora Black, managing director ...

Removing complicity in modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... publications within Australia and internationally. Dr Roger Burritt is an Honorary Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. He ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... three main points - the role of the Australian government, which the government has proposed as "creating an enabling environment" and "funding (or co-funding with state and territory governments) investments which would likely achieve savings to fund ...

Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... infrastructure that's already in place as opposed to building green infrastructure which will have a bigger impact on the environment and be more expensive. In terms of, if you want to open up the coal debate, again what we say is, investors can determine ...

Citi, Credit Suisse recognised at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Citi and Credit Suisse were recognised for excellence in ESG research at the 8th Annual ESG Research Australia awards. The awards recognise excellence in environmental, social and governance (ESG) research with three awards, including best new ESG research ...

Asset owners identify economic inequality as rising investment risk at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Ron Lind, Ron Lind, public member CalPERS Board of Administration Climate change, economic inequality and tax avoidance are all key environmental, social and governance concerns for global institutional asset owners, according to a panel speaking at ...

CEFC lends $30 million to ResourceCo for conversion of waste into PEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has lent $30 million to a resource recovery company that converts selected non-recyclable waste into solid fuel. ResourceCo will use the funding to build two new plants that converts non-recyclable waste streams ...