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New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... transparency. The approach is designed to help bondholders build long-term relationships with bond issuers beyond the time horizon of initial holdings and protect value from climate change and transition risks. A long-term approach is recommended across ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... we will go after the food sector in the US in a fairly aggressive fashion and look at it from a five to eight year time horizon."

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Australian companies support stronger regulation around modern slavery, including the establishment of a national anti-slavery commissioner and the introduction of financial penalties for inadequate disclosures. A coalition of human rights organisations ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back biosequestration startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Mike Cannon-Brookes and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have backed an Australian startup that promises soil carbon sequestration via microbial technology. Loam has raised $105 million in Series B funding, with commitments from the CEFC ...

Australia leads on climate risk coverage, but depth lacking: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... and sustainability likely to come into Australian accounting standards, other mandatory reporting requirements on the horizon and rising stakeholder demand for increased transparency, organisations should focus on closing this gap between their disclosure ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... between climate risks and business activities present genuine challenges for risk management, as does the extended time horizon over which climate risks may materialise," Byres said. "The risks that could emerge are novel in nature, and hard to measure ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the price points the fund had agreed to with their external managers, triggering the divestment. "As we look out to the horizon, we believe the long term returns of the oil an gas sector are significantly impaired," Squires said. "It's difficult ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... decisions like capex to ESG outcomes, Chadha said. These decisions often last beyond the private equity investor's investment horizon. "When private equity starts to think from an investment perspective, they work with horizons," he said. "There's an ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... paid to secure their jobs increased their vulnerability to exploitation." The engagement has been given a two-year time horizon and has several defined goals, Bartram said. "One of the goals is to improve companies' commitment to prohibit forced labour ...

Leaders on road to ESG maturity by 2030: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
A vast majority of corporate leaders believe that ESG priorities will be important to their organisations, but only 39% of leaders believe that they will have implemented the operational changes required to meet their ESG targets by 2030, according ...