Search Results

Showing 2101 - 2110 of 4255 results for "Australia"

Responsible investment surges past $1tn mark: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... responsible investment is growing faster than the rest of the market, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA). RIAA has released its annual Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, which shows that the total pool of responsible ...

PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
PRI has hired a head of APAC policy among other roles designed to augment its capacity in Australia. Daniel Wiseman joins PRI on 13 September in a newly created role as Head of APAC Policy. He will be based in Melbourne and will oversee the management ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... three, for example." Australian producers are part of the supply chain. The report from Climate Action 100+ noted that Australia's beef and dairy industry is impacted by deforestation, pasture management, enteric fermentation - or the fermentation that ...

NSW Land Registry Services in $300m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... on doing what's right both for our customers and for the social and environmental fabric that strengthens NSW and Australia," said NSW Land Registry Services CEO Adam Bennett. "Covid-19 has made it clear that our staff, our communities, our homes ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... endowments and foundations, collectively responsible for $26.8 trillion in assets. The research found 51% of investors in Australia believe engaging on environmental issues such as climate change or the use of fossil fuels are the most important stewardship ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "Why Santos? Aside from them being one of the largest oil and gas producers, they have one of the highest profiles in Australia. Their CEO is chair of [Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association] APPEA, and he's regularly in the market ...

Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... business towards wealth management with the aim of capturing stable, recurring, and lucrative fees," Hicks said. "In Australia, we are actually seeing the opposite. Australian banks had previously acquired wealth managers, but found it to be an unaligned ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
One of Australia's supermarket majors has established $1.3 billion in sustainability linked loans (SLL). Coles Group announced they had replaced its $1.3 billion bilateral debt facilities with four-year SLLs. The SLL "draws a direct line between our ...

Record FUM growth at Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Fund manager and super fund Australian Ethical enjoyed record annual growth in its funds under management and announced a dividend in its results. With net inflows of $1.03 billion during the year driving FUM up to $6.07 billion, the company announced ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... quarterly reporting of women on ASX 200 boards in 2015, there were 28 all-male boards. "This is an historical milestone for Australia that should be celebrated," said AICD CEO and managing director Angus Armour. "A great shift in the approach to diversity ...