Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 40 results for "Norway"

DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Trust and has expertise in the field of biodiversity and food security. She has also served as member of parliament in Norway and held three ministerial positions. Also on the board is Ioannis Ioannou, professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at London ...

Australian business environment amongst world's most resilient: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... said. "Bad behaviour, corporate conduct, that sort of thing - issues that bring reputational risk." FM Global notes that Norway continues to rank first in the 2020 Resilience Index due to "its strong economic productivity, a stable political environment ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... beneficial ownership register for companies." Implementing legislation similar to those in place in the UK, EU, Canada, Norway, Switzerland and awaiting implementation in the US, "would significantly level the playing field, reduce corruption risks and ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Hurstbridge, on the outskirts of Melbourne, but O'Donnell's interest in the environment has remained strong. A student exchange to Norway recently showing her how other countries are approaching climate change differently than Australia. "It's great ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... capital we need to," O'Connor said. Similar initiatives have been conducted in the European Union, the UK, Canada, China, Norway and Indonesia. "We're in a position where we're really fortunate b/c we can look internationally at a whole lot of other ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Union's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the UK's Green Finance Taskforce, as well as initiatives in Norway and Canada, while broadening the remit to include the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) O'Connor said. "We've lifted the ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Growth, the UK Green Finance Taskforce, Canada's Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, China's Green Credit Guidelines, Norway's Roadmap for Green Competitiveness in the Financial Sector and Indonesia's Sustainable Finance Roadmap. "The finance sector ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... index, with both Inghams Group and Australian Agricultural Co scoring 'high risk' with scores of 25% and 10%, respectively. Norway's' Marine Harvest ASA scored highest at 82%, or low risk. "We are looking at the risk factors that investors worried about ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... countries, and disparities in board and executive percentages. The highest average rates of female directors are found in Norway (41%), France (39%) and Sweden (34%), but in terms of the average proportion of women in executive positions, developing ...

WA ranks 8th globally in National Resource Governance Institute assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... of extractive industries, and less than 20% of the 81 countries assessed achieved good or satisfactory overall ratings. Norway tops the list of governance, followed by Chile, the United Kingdom and Canada in the top-most "good" performance category. ...