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Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
A lawsuit against ExxonMobil by the New York state attorney general for allegedly misleading investors of the risks that climate change regulations posed to its business should be a warning sign for Australian directors. Sarah Barker, special counsel ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... period. Thirty-five companies, in particular, have consistently outperformed the index over the past four years. "It is evident that there is a core group of pacesetters for good disclosure practices. However, although the leaders are getting better ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Alison Atherton, Research Principal at Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney By Alison Atherton, Institute for Sustainable Futures When sustainable ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Richard Samans, chairman, CDSB. "The formation of the G20's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has made it evident that investors need clear information on companies' environmental performance in a way that is fully integrated with financial ...

Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... inclusion, while 82% of women support diversity and inclusion. DCA noted "this relatively lower level of support was more evident among men from Anglo-cultural backgrounds (65%), men who were older (66%) and men who had no caring responsibilities (68%)." ...

Global sustainable, responsible, impact assets hit $22tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... and that makes up the vast majority of total asses in our market," O'Connor said. "The second story, which is much more evident in Australia, is the the demand-side story, the consumer interest and growing demand for responsible/ethical/impact investment ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... change - with strong renewable energy targets and now diversifying our funding source for key state investments. "It's evident by the strong market demand for these bonds, but they make economic sense - giving investors the confidence of an triple-A ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... significant areas of unmet demand amongst active institutional investors. Given all those factors, and the creation and the evident desire of state and federal governments to integrate not-for-profit and other non-government institutions into providing ...

UCA Funds Management release 2013 annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Consumer Credit Code hasn't really solved the financial stresses and poor quality contracts and contracts management that is evident in the payday lending sector." Engagement with companies in the payday lending and rent-to-buy sector has become more ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... of biofuels as examples of how companies are moving on climate change ahead of government policy action. This is also evident in the development of "green" products and services such as hybrid and electric cars, high capacity batteries, wind turbines ...