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Commonwealth Bank provides sustainability-linked finance to Wesfarmers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainable businesses are going to be better run businesses as they focus on the long-term and also on all of their stakeholders. We think that sustainable finance has tremendous potential to combine environmental and social impact with responsible ...

PGIM charts rise of corporate "profit with purpose" mindset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... conducted a survey of companies in the U.S., Germany and China, and found that 55% of German firms consider "a range of stakeholders beyond equity holders and short-term profit maximization" compared to 38% and 30% of firms in China and the U.S., respectively. ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... engagement. JPMAM "thinks companies' sustainability depends on companies taking into account the interests of all their stakeholders and the broader impact on the communities in which they operate, including issues such as cybersecurity and privacy ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... and risk professionals, and C-suite executives have a responsibility to their shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders to know the risks their organisations face when it comes to climate change, but many of those executives do not know where to ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... climate litigation." However, Porter noted that the impacts of climate change can be mitigated if companies and other stakeholders use existing resources and technology and work collaboratively, and that there are benefits to acting. "The cost of inaction ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... change are manifest today, not in 2030 or 2050. Institutions will be prompted to act by both internal and external stakeholders, but what this means for action going forward will be shaped by legal, fiduciary and reputational and social license obligations. ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... by business that they work. At the same time, when we ask why leaders took their potion, they highlight external stakeholders - predominately customers - and their employees. They're getting pressure from their people, they're getting pressure from markets ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... US-based Business Roundtable revised its longstanding 'Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation' to commit to all stakeholders. To coincide with its 50th anniversary, the World Economic Forum launched a new Davos Manifesto, a set of ethical principles ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... financial services, as well as academia, civil society and government. ASFI will be engaging and consulting with stakeholders between December 2019 and April 2020. ASFI invites interested parties to make a submission to ASFI that is focused on one or ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... administrations," GRI said. The GRI Tax Standard focuses on public reporting - making tax information available to all stakeholders - and applies globally. "Tax avoidance is a leading driver of inequality and as such a responsible approach to tax by ...