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Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The COVID-19 pandemic is not likely to halt regulatory and investor expectations around corporate progress on climate change risk, according to MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change risks will impact virtually all of T. Rowe Price's portfolio holdings to various degrees, leading the global fund manager to factor climate change into analysts' evaluation. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...

Pivot to virtual AGMs, communication offer opportunities: Redback Connect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Email is the primary communication channel for investor relations, but a push to virtual events as a result of COVID-19 offers new opportunities and benefits for companies to engage with shareholders, according to Redback Connect. Jeff Downs, CEO and ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... approximately 5 - 6 % overweight healthcare, and slightly less than that in the international equities portfolio. "In Australia, we're not overweight tech, and it's a much smaller component of the ASX, but internationally we are overweight tech. Both ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
More than 40 percent of ASX100 listed companies in the mining, construction, and commercial cleaning sectors have made no material disclosure about their labour hire and/or contracting workforce in annual reporting documents, according to research from ...

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... firms Australian Infrastructure portfolio of 7.9% in the 2018/19 financial year. IFM Investors' infrastructure assets in Australia are Ausgrid, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, NSW Ports (Botany and Kembla), the Port of Brisbane, Southern Cross Station ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... membership and noted that Big W joins other Australian retailers Cotton On, Kmart and Target as members. "Today, four of Australia's largest and most influential clothing and footwear brands are members of ACT," said Jennifer Schappert, ACT chief executive. ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... issue COVID-19 bonds, said David Jenkins, global head of sustainable finance, Corporate and Institutional Bank, National Australia Bank. "Previously, we had worked with The New South Wales TCorp and Treasury teams to set up a much broader framework in ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is seeking to fill the newly created role of head of climate risk. The head of climate risk will "form and lead a team responsible for providing expert advice in the area of climate risk," and "play ...

More than a third of investors back Rio Tinto climate resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Vincent, Market Forces executive director. ""Rio's scope 3 emissions are massive - comparable to the carbon footprint of Australia. This is a staggering level of climate risk for any company, and hence for any investor, to bear. With rival miners such ...