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Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
As companies, both ASX listed and unlisted, grapple with the twin onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic and an economic implosion, sustainability professionals within organisations have an essential role to play in responding to the immediate crisis ...

ESG indices, products faring relatively better in coronavirus response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
In the immediate financial markets response to the coronavirus pandemic and the associated implosion to the global economy, indices and products that integrate ESG ratings have performed relatively better than mainstream benchmarks. (data courtesy BetaShares) ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... the technology solution, according to Australian technology company Calix. Phil Hodgson, CEO, Calix Phil Hodgson, CEO of the ASX-listed company, recently presented at the Industrial Carbon Capture Conference 2020 in the Netherlands, where he presented ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... change risk reporting - regulatory activity, investor and community interest, as well as providing "practical assistance" for ASX-listed entities and others to report against Recommendation 7.4 (material exposure to environmental or social risks) of ...

ASX200 boards above 30% women in aggregate, but six have none

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... target and six companies still have no women on their board. In December 2019, AICD announced that percentage of women on ASX 200 boards had reached 30 per cent for the first time. As of 31 January 2020, women held 30.7 per cent of board seats on the ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Management In 2019, Perennial Value Management conducted its inaugural Sustainable Future survey, gauging reactions from 250 ASX listed companies in the small to mid-cap space. Respondents were asked as part of the survey which areas of ESG are important ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs surpass $1 billion funds under management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... other BetaShares ETF over this period." ETHI was launched in January 2017 as the first global equities ETF available on the ASX that uses a broad set of ethical eligibility screens. The ETF is based on a basket of 100 large global stocks from developed ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the ASX Corporate Governance Outlines and the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and Auditing & Assurance Standards Board ...

SSGA to vote against ASX100, global ESG laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... corporate boards that they will "take appropriate voting action" against board members at companies in the S&P 500, FTSE 350, ASX 100, TOPIX 100, DAC 30, and CAC 40 indices, based on their ESG performance as captured by SSGA's R-Factor scoring system. ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... technology companies around the $200 million mark, Go said. "Our strategy co-optition - we don't want to come up against the ASX, Hong Kong Exchange or Singapore Exchange," Go said. "We are working in the space with growth companies, where maybe it's ...