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Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... strategy. Prior to her role at Transurban, she spent four years as a case manager at the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia, where she was responsible for helping infrastructure teams across the nation achieve better infrastructure sustainability. ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... thinking and a pragmatic approach to capability building, something that VFMC champions." Meanwhile, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is hiring a senior ESG analyst. The move at ACSI is to backfill a vacant position, noted Ed ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... detectable, what's are we talking about when we have a degree or two more of global warming? " According to the Insurance Council of Australia, insurers have already paid more than $3.85 billion in claims to date for four of these major weather events ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... and Simone Niven will step down as group executive, corporate relations, effective 31 December 2020. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) welcomed the announcement of the executive departures by Rio Tinto in light of the destruction ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... employer of 1.4 million people, and its biggest industry, representing 13% of Australian gross domestic product (Property Council of Australia), the real estate industry has a tremendous opportunity to lead the way on addressing key environmental, social ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... provision of climate data and authoritative knowledge sharing. Further recommendations include building on the work of the Council of Financial Regulators. "To ensure macroeconomic and financial stability risks are minimised, climate change must remain ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... confirm that the data around modern slavery internationally is poor to very poor." Informed 365 worked with the Property Council of Australia to develop a self-assessment questionnaire for suppliers to report on their modern slavery exposures, management ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... participant in engagement activities, both on its own and as a part of collaborative engagement groups like the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and Climate Action 100+. Under the structure of the Climate Action 100+, investors commit ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... participant in engagement activities, both on its own and as a part of collaborative engagement groups like the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and Climate Action 100+. Under the structure of the Climate Action 100+, investors commit ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... NGS Super. Skye King, manager, investment governance and legal, NGS Super King was recently awarded the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award. King notes that "Collaboration really comes into focus on ...