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Leaders on road to ESG maturity by 2030: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... that directors will be personally accountable for their company's decisions around environmental and social action, with the CFO in a key position in terms of performance monitoring and making sure that ESG is integrated into governance - 100% of all ...

Australian Ethical sees net inflows surge upward

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Ethical saw a $50 million single institutional mandate redemption during the first half of the 2021 financial year, noted CFO Mark Simons. "We haven't called time on the institutional channel, but it isn't our primary focus at this time," Simons ...

CFOs see ESG action as central: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... measuring return on ESG action is a top barrier to doing more, according to research from Deloitte. Deloitte's most recent CFO Sentiment Survey showed action on ESG by finance executives - 70% say their ESG activities are in the early or advanced ...

Envirosuite hires CFO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... company Envirosuite has hired Justin Owen as chief financial officer. Owen comes to Envirosuite from Whispir, where he was CFO. Owen has has more than 30 years of experience, including significant financial experience in SaaS, financial transformation ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... it. Is it at the board level, which we think of as a tier 1 approach? Is it something where it reports into the CEO or the CFO? Is it pushed down to the CSR group, which we would view as tier three?" The analysis will allow Vontobel to establish a baseline ...

Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Moir notes that in discussions with finance professionals, including current CFOs, there is a growing realisation that the CFO is "front and centre" in discussions around risk management, strategic planning and capital planning and ESG is part of those ...

Property manager announces further $500m SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... strategy, Milne said. "The cost of funds can be affected by a company's approach to ESG, and there is a real realisation - as the CFO says - that the rubber is hitting the road on ESG," he said. "If we don't do this, we're going to pay more." As with ...

"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... ASX50 companies perform better for all metrics on women's representation, particularly for CFOs - with women making up 38% of CFO roles at ASX50 companies compared to 25% for ASX100. Without stronger action by companies, it will take 65 years or until ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... leadership roles. "Our SLL draws a direct line between our sustainability performance and our cost of capital," said Coles CFO Leah Weckert. "It further incentivises us to run hard at our sustainability goals and our ambition to be Australia's most sustainable ...

Record FUM growth at Australian Ethical

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... company reported that $2.9 million in performance fees from the Australian Ethical Emerging Companies Fund. Australian Ethical CFO Mark Simons said the company is focused on short and longer term growth. "In the short term, because we're investing in ...