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Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Oil and gas producer Santos' claims that natural gas provides clean energy and that the company has a pathway to net zero emissions by 2040 will be challenged in federal court. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has filed a ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Louise Davidson. "More diverse boards make for better governed companies, which is intrinsically linked to long-term shareholder value. "It's important that we maintain the momentum for change and continue to increase both the number of women, and ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... ASX-listed firms are paying female executives 30-35% less than their male counterparts, and this gender pay gap impacts shareholder return, according to new research from the University of South Australia (UniSA). The study found that 80% of more than ...

Improve ESG data, analytics to enhance decisions: SAS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Improving ESG data and analytics is key to making sustainability central to shareholder and corporate decisions, according to SAS. Currently, ESG data is still disparate, which limits the ways in which business decision makers can use it to inform strategic ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... unstructured data." Acadian uses ESG signals drawn from text mining of sustainability reports, regulatory filings, shareholder proposals and other company data. Signals range from the identification of physical and transition climate risks, discussions ...

Crescent Wealth announces new shareholder, board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... South Australia's largest privately owned employer, investing in a range of fields. Yassine said attracting a material shareholder and director with Shahin's experience, business success and networks to Crescent "was a strong endorsement of the company's ...

Institutional Shareholder Services to acquire Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Information (Rainmaker), publisher of FS Sustainability, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading provider corporate governance and responsible investment solutions, market intelligence ...

Leading fund manager scales ESG presence in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
A leading fund manager announced plans to expand its sustainability expertise through three new hires in Asia. Robeco said "over the coming years" it will appoint three sustainability specialists in Singapore to provide localised ESG expertise across ...

Global sustainable investment grows 15%: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... common sustainable investment strategy is ESG integration, followed by negative screening, corporate engagement and shareholder action, norms-based screening and sustainability-themed investment. Australia's growth comes in the backdrop of uncertain ...

Activist group files climate resolution to AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Shareholder activist group Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has filed a shareholder resolution with AGL Energy requesting targets that are aligned with the Paris Agreement for both of the proposed demerged companies. The resolution ...