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First State Super on Climate Action 100+, engagement, and fund strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... lead investor coordinates the engagement activity and does all of the reporting to the Climate Action 100+ secretariat on a six-monthly basis in terms of progress and action. Each lead investor establishes how they want to structure the engagement plan ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Petersen, BCSD Australia CEO. "We've outlined two elements," he said. "How business can take action, and we've identified the six pillars of sectoral action that need to be taken by businesses, and how businesses working with policymakers could accelerate ...

Ethical Investment Week to focus on "The Sustainability Revolution"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The sixth annual Ethical Investment Week will focus on "The Sustainability Revolution" with a number of events in cities around Australia. Terry Pinnell, chair of the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative Ethical Investment Week 2019 will be held during the ...

MSCI issues guide for investor reporting to TCFD guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... objective - is it to have a better world, or is it to have a more resilient portfolio, for example?" Currently, there are six fund management groups that have signed on to the TCFD as supporters - Australian Ethical Investment, Pendal Group, Intrinsic ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... is a set of exclusions, but it's not enough to gain accreditation." RIAA also requires disclosure of underlying holdings on six-month basis, and that public disclosures be robust and not greenwashing. As part of this process, RIAA has engaged with previously ...

Median CEO bonus payout near record high: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... report, only one eligible ASX100 CEO did not receive bonus in the 2018 financial year, a record low. By comparison, in FY17, six ASX100 CEOs did not receive a bonus. While the median ASX100 CEO received 70% of maximum bonus entitlement, only 7% of ASX100 ...

PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Six Australian superannuation funds have been named in the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Leaders' Group for 2019. Cbus, First State Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, VicSuper and Vision Super were all selected as leaders by the PRI. ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... International Energy Agency guidelines, but with a wide variation in scenarios and reporting. The report also found that only six companies are using a 1.5-degree Celsius scenario. "We think that really, the world is moving to 1.5 degrees, so we think ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... supplied by HESTA/SVA) Nightingale Village is a 185-apartment, carbon-neutral residential project in Brunswick. It consists of six architecturally-designed buildings on former warehouse sites. The project is a "partnership between HESTA, the industry ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... "We take these responsibilities seriously and are proud to be able to share this work with our members." The Code sets out six principles which signatories must commit to on an 'if not, why not' basis: 1. Publicly disclose how they approach their stewardship ...