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ASX200 hits target of 30% women on boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... well-established. "More diverse boards make for better governed companies which is intrinsically linked to long-term shareholder value," she said. "Reaching this milestone is a positive step for the millions of working and retired Australians who own ...

Global responsible investment assets top US$30 trillion: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... negative/exclusionary screening (US$19.8 trillion), followed by ESG integration (US$17.5 trillion) and corporate engagement/shareholder action ($9.8 trillion). Negative screening remains the largest strategy in Europe, while ESG integration continues ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
QBE Insurance has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia "We are pleased to welcome and work with QBE, one of the giants in the Australian insurance industry. ...

Institutional Shareholder Services purchases CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has acquired CAER. ISS already has operations in Australia, and the acquisition of CAER will more than double ISS' headcount in the market to include eight research analysts covering responsible investment and ...

Pendal Group takes total ownership of Regnan to bolster in-house capacity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Pendal Group Pendal Group co-owned Regnan with Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), which will cease to be a shareholder. The move is designed to augment Pendal's ESG research and stewardship capability, said CEO Richard Brandweiner. "This ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... 1.2bn in losses for FY2017 due to claims resulting from natural catastrophes, was confronted at its 2018 AGM with a shareholder resolution on climate risk disclosure and was criticized for underwriting and investing in coal." There is new urgency to ...

ACCR planning to lodge resolutions at Santos, Woodside Petroleum AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... reducing greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. ACCR is currently campaigning to attract the 100 shareholder signatures for each company necessary to lodge a resolution at the AGM, and ACCR are confident that they will achieve the ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... initiatives they hope will have a positive social impact to generate new revenue streams, while 9% say they do so to meet shareholder expectations. The survey also showed that 57% of business leaders in Australia say they have generated new revenue by ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... standards. Separately, Climate Bonds Initiative announced that ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services, has been reconfirmed as a verifier under the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme. The reconfirmation ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
Sustainable Business Australia has announced that Dr John Hewson will be the organisation's new chair-elect to its board. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia "Dr Hewson joining Sustainable Business Australia as chair comes at crucial ...