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Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... deadline for consideration at the Banksia Awards is 15 December. For more information, click here. Meat and Livestock Australia sustainability frameworks and stakeholders manager Edwina Clowes noted that collective action across the meat industry can ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... changed. The new story is 2030. As much of the world falls in behind 2050 net zero commitments including, begrudgingly, Australia, a major shift has emerged that recognises that there is no longer time to wait for those emissions reductions to occur ...

Willis Towers Watson names head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has named Tim Unger as Australia's head of sustainable investment. Unger joined WTW in 2001 as a senior investment consultant. He is an advocate for incorporating ESG principles into investment strategies and framework. "Tim's ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) has launched an actively managed equity impact investment fund focused on women and girls, available to retail investors. The Global Gender Equality Fund is the world's first, actively managed, impact investment fund ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... investments industry, and hold the keys and the pathways to net zero." Tim Unger, Willis Towers Watson's newly appointed Australia head of sustainable investment, noted that the low number of AO100 mentions with accredited net zero targets is likely ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... which examined the appetite of 356 asset owners, official institutions and asset managers, including participants from Australia. The survey found that 71% of Australian respondents cite inconsistent data quality across asset classes as one of the top ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... decisions, Wynn-Pope said. It is also important to take consideration of the international norms-based treaties that Australia has joined. "This is a particular question in the human context in Australia, because we're the only OECD country without a ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Biodiversity loss is a material financial risk for Australian companies that could wipe out up to $27 billion from the Australian economy annually by 2050, according to a report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI has ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... landscape to be nuclear weapons free" said Gem Romuld, Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Australia. The minimum requirements of the Standard now also prescribe that in addition to avoiding tobacco products, responsible ...

Deep impact: the next step in sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... use of proceeds. The impact investing sector is by far the smallest portion of the overall ESG investing universe in Australia. According to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)'s Responsible Investment Benchmark Report Australia ...