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Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The sustainable bond sector has continued to evolve to include issuance of social bonds explicitly linked to COVID-19 impacts. Michael Chen, head of sustainable finance, Westpac Institutional Bank Thus far, supranational, sovereign and agency (SSA) ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... know the galvanising action that will trigger a quick and dramatic change in public perception, noting that the public health need to socially distance upended beliefs about the utility of working from home, while the bushfire crisis galvanised public ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... government should prioritise legislative reform to enable virtual AGMs given it is not yet known how long current public health restrictions will be in place," Armour said. While groups representing various stakeholders in the AGM process are mindful ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... into consideration damage to natural capital - air, water, soil and other natural resources - and the impacts to public health will come take time to be calculated. Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist at AMP Capital predicted ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... increasing rates over coming decades, necessitating wide ranging policy responses to manage social, economic and public health implications, according to a report by the Actuaries Institute. Ramona Meyricke The Actuaries Institute have released a report ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... damage the environment, you're going to do better, in general," he said. "If you look at tobacco, the damage to public health is an unpriced externality, which is a risk. If you look at governance, we know that diverse teams make better decisions than ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... like a sugar-pushing company that happens to be very efficient in their water use." Sugar, its role in impacting on public health and the responses by governments such as Mexico's sugar tax, is one issue that Stewart Investors highlight as being a key ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... protein shake up', produced by the FAIRR Initiative and ShareAction. The briefing defines environmental, social and public health risks to the model of factory farming, which they believe financial markets are not valuing appropriately. "We think that ...

GRESB launches Health and Well-being Module

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... attribute of real estate," said Dr. Matt Trowbridge, associate professor, associate research director, Department of Public Health, University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Less than half of suppliers reporting CO2 data: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... reporters will spread the message further, wider and deeper, with decisive action that aids business, climate, and public health." CDP said that they will score companies on their management of carbon and climate change across their supply chain, with ...