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ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... R-Factor laggards. Of these, seven companies (50%) were in the United States, five companies (36%) were in the United Kingdom, and two (14%) were in Australia. "We did target companies in Australia, with particular focus on looking at director independence ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... proposed CBAM and Australia's ongoing negotiation of free trade agreements with the EU and the post-Brexit United Kingdom both highlight the fact that Australia tends to perform more strongly in a multi-lateral and globalized economic system, and ...

AMMA names Lisa Ali to Board of Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... brings an international perspective on people leadership, having worked in executive roles in the Caribbean, Brazil, United Kingdom and Abu Dhabi, for some of the world's largest oil and gas companies. "In addition, Ms Ali's passion for developing ...

Microfinance provider Grameen Australia hires Adam Mooney

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and governance experience in community-led economic development and inclusive finance in Australia, Cambodia, the United Kingdom, PNG and other countries. He was the inaugural CEO of Australia's largest microfinance organisation, Good Shepherd Microfinance ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... warmer global temperatures. The GCNA report says Australia lags other developed countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom in its preparation for climate change associated health issues and that without a federal climate policy, it risks 'more ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... governments, central banks and local regulators. They pointed to the example of the Prudential Regulatory Authority in the United Kingdom, which "put pressure on banks and other companies to suspend dividend payments." The paper noted that the dividend ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The majority of citizens in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada want their governments to do more to combat climate change, according to a poll conducted by research platform Glow. Glow recently released its report ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... 7,020 adults in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Future of work and education questions also had prominence in the survey. In Australia, 77% of respondents ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... accountability of stewardship activities in Australia. Stewardship codes exist in many markets in the world, including the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. The Code is open to all asset owners (including super funds ...

G7 Ministers statement supports growth of the impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the statement, ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States also said they "stress the need to create enabling policy environments in order to help drive impactful ...