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Climate-related shareholder resolutions put to Rio Tinto, QBE AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
In watershed votes on climate-related issues, more than 18% of shareholders at Rio Tinto and QBE backed resolutions related to climate change-related risk. Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability, Local Government Super On May 2, Rio Tinto held its Australian ...

CDSB, TCFD launch knowledge hub for organisational implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) have launched a TCFD Knowledge Hub to provide insights, tools and resources for organisations implementing the TCFD recommendations. The ...

Regnan research finds correlation between company performance, conduct culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
There is a positive correlation between share performance of a company and executive management of ethics and conduct culture, according to new research from Regan. Pauline Vamos, Regnan chief executive Regnan has published an extract of research conducted ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Ausbil Investment Management has engaged with companies on human rights in supply chains, climate change, improved environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, and corporate governance. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil The fund has issued its ...

Improved disclosure in fashion supply chain: Baptist World Aid Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... important to the long term financial sustainability of a company, Nimbalker said. "When I talk to colleagues at work in the investment area, they say that there's a strong correlation between the company's supply chain and their long term performance ...

ESG analysis important to emerging market credit: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... and governance (ESG) analysis is an important part of credit analysis for emerging market debt, according to Insight Investment. Insight Investment, a $1.012 trillion global asset manager owned by BNY Mellon, notes that they integrate ESG analysis as ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... believe sustainable investing requires a financial trade-off. As the prevalence of sustainable practices has risen, and investment in related technology matures, organisations have begun to note brand and employee benefits, as well as energy, waste and ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... low-carbon cement yet CCS projects are still largely at pilot stage in the sector," with Heidelberg demonstrating some investment in CCS. Additionally, the report found that five companies do not use an internal carbon price, "which is a significant ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... CEO pay aligned with long-term performance? In both cases we found poor alignment between pay levels and long-term investment returns, and in fact, the companies that set the highest incentives awards, and where executive take-home pay was highest, are ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... it's an important plank, because it's in line with what we believe will be our point of difference as an investor - investment back into the real economy, which has the double dividend, particularly in the built environment of where it stacks up on a ...