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Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Abbott said. Pringle is also co-Chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) working group on Meeting Community and Consumer Expectations and has over 20 years' experience working in financial services and technology companies. Rossler ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... perspective. If impact investors are providing funding to communities coming out of COVID-19, money must be set aside for community organisations to either invest in themselves in terms of capability, or provide funding to hire people to help organisations ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... this stimulus, Freedman said, with companies that are focused on resilience, decarbonisation, and the wellbeing of its community and workforce better poised to come out of the crisis. Freedman also pointed to the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... policy, regulatory and fiscal environment that meets the changing expectations of our investor and the broader Australian community," Hewson said. Kent also highlighted the potential for recovery emerging from the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... is to provide our members with the best possible long-term, sustainable returns while being a force for good in our community. First State Super is a member of the UN's Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance in 2019, which works with leading ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Sonya Rand, sustainable development manager, Bunnings are part of the advisory group. Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood said the Expert Advisory Group was a "world leading initiative that brought together ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... operating. This, in turn, means that essential items such as medical equipment and food supplies can make it into the community." In the initial phase, analysts have been focusing on minimising risk to employees and continuing to perform business activity ...

Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... modelled through actions taken at the team level, the customer level, through engagement with companies, and at the community level, Hunter noted. She cited actions taken during the bushfire crisis earlier this year, in that employees were given climate ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... as questions about compliance with Modern Slavery Act reporting. Earlier this week, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood MP announced the Australian government will extend the deadline for entities due ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... structure will amplify our ability to bring meaningful ESG insights, products, and services to the global investment community and to companies around the world. Importantly, I am thrilled that my colleagues and I are joining a firm with a belief in ...