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Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... (69%) of survey respondents are currently on a board, with 40% on more than one. "In a nutshell, boards have to have different skills and have to operate differently because of the significant change in both internal and external stakeholders and the ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... assesses how investee companies are tracking to achieve net zero, Tan said. "We divide the investment universe into five different buckets from most to least advanced - companies that are achieving/enabling net zero, those aligned with net zero, companies ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... automatically flow into COP26, Herd noted. "At the moment, we're really monitoring how the Biodiversity COP works, how it is different to the climate COP, and how the differences play out with climate as well," Herd said. "There are complexities ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... management's remuneration and long-term incentives to be linked to the achievement of the organisation's ESG targets, no different to other strategy related metrics built into remuneration frameworks. This ensures clear responsibility and lines of reporting ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... 2030, based on 2005 levels. We will regularly conduct analysis and stress testing of our portfolio against a number of different climate change scenarios, including for a society where there are net zero carbon emissions by 2050. "Through implementing ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... starts to translate the conversation around risk exposure - what is the actual risk to the business and how do these different issues fit into the risks." Alphinity provided reporting on its proxy voting and disclosed major shareholdings in the portfolios ...

Evidence of ESG's impact "inconclusive": Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the index." "What that is suggesting is that from an overall risk performance perspective, ESG funds aren't materially different on average to the benchmark," said Morningstar director of manager research, Asia-Pacific, Tim Murphy. "But within that ...

Stewart Investors launches emerging markets sustainability fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has launched its Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Leaders Sustainability Fund in Australia. The fund invests "in high-quality, mid- to large-cap companies that are considered to be well positioned to benefit from, and contribute to, sustainable ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... launched ahead of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. "This could force long term change on APAC, but the different speeds at which individual regulators are addressing ESG disclosure requirements indicate that the fragmented approach ...

Australian companies under "extreme pressure" over ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... doing, and how far along they are in their own knowledge in ESG and, where they should be and setting the expectations of different shareholder groups. "Everyone has a fair view of how much more important ESG is, and the resources they're putting behind ...