Search Results

Showing 271 - 280 of 1067 results for "engagement"

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... am tremendously excited to contribute to the real-world outcomes that arise from IGCC's work, both at the policy engagement level and through the global programs that IGCC has co-founded and integrated into our workstreams for members," Paterson ...

ASIC issues Indigenous Financial Services Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... experiences when engaging with the financial services industry and other service providers." Further, ASIC is establishing engagement streams including an Indigenous Advisory Group, a Cross-Government Engagement Group, and "ongoing contact with the financial ...

Platinum hires ESG expert as head of stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... directors skills to better inform voting decisions. Melior is advocating for greater diversity of candidates in company engagement and through fostering relationships with industry groups, such as the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) ...

Podcast: What's ahead for 2023 - Simon O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... trillion in 2020, with the top three responsible investment approaches being ESG integration at $752 billion, corporate engagement and shareholder action at $726 billion and negative/exclusionary screening at $705 billion.

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... might be anything from race/ethnicity/age/experience as a disclosure metric that's going to be asked by investors." Engagement with First Nations communities around cultural heritage and closing the gap-related issues also featured in 2022. "We did talk ...

Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn: Betashares

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... stewardship needs to have an objective and an outcome," Liddell said. "The days when investors are happy w/ this continuous engagement for the sake of engagement are over. Again, that's increasingly unacceptable to investors. They want stewardship to ...

Salary inflation a rising S issue for ESG managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... wage increases, employee satisfaction and other measures to attract and retain talent are issues on the agenda for ESG engagement this year. According to the latest data available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the Wage Price Index rose ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... greenwashing, the foruth is "making sure the public sector is leading by example," and fifth is elevating international engagement. Chalmers also noted that he wrote to the Council of Financial Regulators - which includes the RBA, APRA, ASIC, and Treasury ...

ASX200 see material biodiversity risks: Martin Currie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... for ecosystem services and biodiversity credits, like carbon credits. "We will also be using our extensive company engagement program with boards and management to provide guidance and to push for further positive change," Baylis said. "We still have ...

APRA publishes results of banking climate vulnerability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published the findings of its first Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australia's five largest banks and signaled that the insurance industry is likely to be the next regulated sector ...