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Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... external private equity managers for information on their diversity, their definitions, and their approaches. "We focus on material ESG factors that could drive and influence financial performance as a key part of investment due diligence," she said. ...

Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... return to more positive sentiment after the confronting year that was 2020. This survey included data related to ESG material impacts, with Deloitte reporting that most CFOs recognise the potential for ESG, including climate change, to "bring both greater ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... may be aided by recent legislation. The 2020 Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill will increase the amount of recycled material available in Australia. Beginning 1 January 2021, there will be a progressive ban on the export of waste, starting with unprocessed ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG is increasingly becoming a "total portfolio" subject, with investors seeking an approach to material ESG issues in a way that encompasses all asset classes, according to a new study from bfinance. The global study includes 26 Australian respondents ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... with the current rules under the World Trade Organisation. A CBAM would need to show that carbon pricing for the raw material or product is equally applied to EU producers or third party exporters to EU, said Andrew Hedges, a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... compared to the benchmark of the ASX200, which returned 7% pa over the same time period. Previously, the fund had excluded material investments in controversial activities such as uranium, thermal coal, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons and armaments ...

CGI Glass Lewis makes appointments for Australia, APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... investor demand for governance research," Foo said. " "I look forward to guiding these teams as they look to identify material governance risks in our customers' equity portfolio holdings."

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Almost half of small businesses in Australia consider sustainability to be very important to their future success, according to research from Australia Post. The report, Small business sustainability in a COVID-19 world, looks at key attributes of sustainability ...

ESG-inclusive commodities set to grow: Xpansiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... net zero commitments," Madden said. "You have a commitment, how are you going to meet it? It's not just marketing material - they're real commitments. We see that as the real driver here as to how you start to enable these new markets." As additional ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), which covers a broader set of material sustainability factors," Fink said. "We are greatly encouraged by the progress we have seen over the past year - a 363% increase ...