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Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... fixed income holdings by asset owners like super funds, and it is more challenging to engage on concerns like climate risk policy and physical and transition risk management because that involves speaking to governments, rather than individual companies. ...

Cbus names new head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... integration, stewardship and communication of our approach. McKay joined Cbus four years ago as head of stewardship and policy in the responsible investment team. "We are delighted to announce that Ros McKay has been appointed as our new head of responsible ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... of Ethics." "Climate change is one of the key challenges of our time and with it has come a fundamental shift in global policy and public sentiment against the use of fossil fuels," said Lock the Gate Alliance national coordinator Carmel Flint. "It has ...

Climate skills development needed: University of Technology Sydney

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... will continue, largely driven by external stakeholder requirements linked to increasing focus on disclosures. The external policy environment was also identified as a driver. "There's a need for system-wide capacity building, and in some of the overseas ...

No ESG drag seen in performance test results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... the benchmarks don't necessarily reflect the diversity of responsible investment approaches out there," said RIAA head of policy and advocacy Susan Quinn. "For example they are poorly structured for responsible investors who have a strong focus on achieving ...

VFMC hires ex-BHP ESG head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia/Asia in group finance. Previously, she worked as chief of staff in the BHP chairman's office and as manager, public policy and issues management. She has previously worked for BlueScope Steel. This is the second hire for VFMC's investment stewardship ...

Florida gov bans ESG from state pension investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... December 2021, DeSantis and the two other SBA trustees internalised proxy voting authority from external managers. The policy passed this week provides "guidance to the SBA employees now responsible for proxy voting and investment decisions." In July ...

VFMC hires to investment stewardship team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... stewardship, Shali Lingaretnam, who reports to chief investment officer Russell Clarke. According to VFMC's investment stewardship policy, their investment stewardship approach focuses on four key areas of work: active ownership, ESG integration, undertaking ...

Government launches review of Safeguard Mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government has launched a review of the Safeguard Mechanism as part of its overall policy to reduce Australia's carbon emissions by 43% by 2030. The government is seeking consultation on the proposed review and reform of the Safeguard Mechanism ...

ASX300 upping the ante on ESG reporting: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... metrics introduced to Melior's KPIs include disclosure of directors' ESG skills, whether a company has a cybersecurity policy and ESG-linked management LTIs. "The other major change has been in the G - there's a real question as to whether boards have ...