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ESG funds show strong risk-adjusted returns: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... liquidity and fees," Lew noted. "Within the sustainability-related lens, we assess investment of overall portfolio resilience against sustainability related risks and metres like different climate scenarios, carbon intensity, etc." Superannuation funds ...

Water, water risk everywhere: DWS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... starting to see that in cost of capital of companies. It can be quite a powerful influence in terms of building more resilience, particularly in the listed equity and fixed income spaces." Investors have a role to play, but only in concert with other ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Lachlan Marks, chief executive officer of Canberra Metro. "In the face of the climate shifts to come, strengthening resilience factors across all facets of investment decision-making and business operations will help improve lives and livelihoods for ...

Risk management to grow in importance: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Institute of Australia recently released its Future of the Risk Management Professional report. Business continuity and resilience, regulatory change and compliance, and cybersecurity are expected to be the three key drivers of change in 2025, according ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... around four pillars - embedding sustainability into leadership; integrating sustainability into practice; enabling resilience for all Australians; and building sustainable finance markets. "Our goal and our vision can't be achieved without achieving ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... change, it might be the next bushfire season or the next flood season. We need to look at it from the perspective of resilience and build it out, rather than just respond to the individual incidents." Rennie echoed that point, noting that new energy ...

Link between post-bushfire regeneration and impact investing: WWF-Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... programs. The first Challenge on Bushfire Regeneration seeks solutions to help restore species and landscapes, build their resilience, and adapt to a changing climate. Expressions of interest will open by the end of the year, WWF-Australia said. The ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... companies and voted on more than 113,595 proposals across 70 countries on behalf of clients. Companies' response and resilience to COVID-19 was high on the agenda, said Benjamin Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at SSGA. "We wrote a letter ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... closer attention," and said that APRA-regulated entities should conduct stress testing for "organisational and systemic resilience in the face of adverse shocks" from climate risk. In February 2020, APRA released a letter to all APRA-regulated entities ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... company Brambles has identified key climate-related themes in its annual reporting - a low-carbon advantage, network resilience, and raw material supply security and continuity. Brambles recently announced underlying profit growth of US$795 million for ...