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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... similar sentiment is driving companies towards seeking accreditation as a certified B Corp, said B Lab Australia and New Zealand CEO Andrew Davies. A B Corp is a company that has identified sustainable and ethical practice for communities, customers ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... test for investors will be targets, trajectories and progress in emissions reductions now, not in 2040. Australia and New Zealand are well represented in the cohort who joined the various pledges that underpin the GFANZ. Recent research by the Aotearoa ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Call for role of women to be advanced This week also saw fourteen international leaders and campaigners, including New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sign the Glasgow Women's Leadership Statement on gender equality and climate change, which ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... on decarbonisation," Wong said. "It's a very interesting market, because obviously you're seeing in Australia, in New Zealand strong commitments towards decarbonisation, and you've seen some very significant moves in Japan in the last few years. "I do ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Spiller is the managing director and founder of Money Matters, an ethical investment adviser firm in NZ, and the first New Zealand member of the Ethical Advisers' Co-op. Chellie Spiller spoke of integrating wisdom from Indigenous peoples, citing traditions ...

Australia among "least attractive" countries for green investment: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the enormous investment opportunities that will be created in the transition to net zero. Across Asia, Australia and New Zealand, we are urging governments to step up and commit to clear and strong climate policies that will unlock the capital needed ...

ESG managed funds see surging inflows: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... was launched. "We are particularly interested in the big inflow to ESG funds," said Calastone head of Australia and New Zealand Ross Fox. "Australia has lagged a long way behind its global peers in this area over the last two years, but this may be the ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... international peers in a net zero greenhouse gas emissions initiative. CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) have today joined 12 other global and national accounting bodies in an initiative of The Prince of Wales' ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Founta noted that there were US$88.3 billion in sustainable assets under management in Asia, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand combined as of June 2021, a 240% from Q2 2020. She also pointed to MSCI's 2021 Global Institutional Investor survey, which ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... professionals, has issued a report outlining three ESG areas that they identify as major focuses for boards in Australia and New Zealand: climate change and the impact of the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the upcoming ...