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BetaShares launches Australian equities ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... considerations," BetaShares said. FAIR's launch is BetaShares' second sustainability-themed ETF - in January, BetaShares launched the Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) in January 2017, which provides access to a portfolio of global companies ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... themselves and their customers. Information on these metrics remains limited, and while that is slowly changing, recent global developments may be about to accelerate the process." Summerhayes specifically addressed the FSB's Taskforce on Climate-Related ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Advisory Services leader. "One is an increasingly optimistic outlook. About 72% of respondents have said that they feel the global economy is improving, double this time last year. The second is the need for a compelling, inclusive growth narrative. ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... the report. "Although the proportion of companies in the region with emissions targets is relatively low compared to the global 'High Impact' sample, it is encouraging that 36 of the 56 companies have either done so using the SBTi methodology, committed ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... calendar with new courses over time, and we're bringing in a new course on human rights." ACCSR is the leading registered Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Standards training organisation in Australia and New Zealand.

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... who could deliver on outcome/impact expectations," the report said. The findings in Australia are in line with broader global trends in the LBG membership, said Mike Tuffrey, c o-founder of Corporate Citizenship, the group that manages LBG. "Tradtionally ...

CEFC invests $200m into QIC Shopping Centre Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will invest $200 million into QIC's Global Real Estate flagship Shopping Centre Fund (QSCF) with the goal of improving energy performance across the QSCF shopping centre portfolio. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... definition of engagement." Jantzi noted several engagement tasks taken globally, including a public letter written to 62 global banks, asking for enhanced disclosure of climate risk aligned to the guidelines developed by the Taskforce for Climate-related ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... to facilitate Australia's transition. Jafari pointed out that Australia is in a prime position to take advantage of the global transition, given the educated, tech-savvy profile of Australia, and the amount of capital available for investment. "The final ...

Transparency around tax payments continues to be issue: CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Disclosure and transparency about tax payments continues to be an issue for global companies, as witnessed by this week's release of the Paradise Papers. The Paradise Papers investigation has sparked a renewed discussion of tax payments and tax minimisation ...