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Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... that the impacts of climate change can be mitigated if companies and other stakeholders use existing resources and technology and work collaboratively, and that there are benefits to acting. "The cost of inaction outweighs the cost of action," Porter ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... across Asian countries, which is shaped by a number of factors. "Asia is changing, and as a market, it's driven by technology change, population growth and migration trends," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We have long talked about the movement of populations ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Hillard, Deloitte Australia's chief strategy and innovation officer. "I'm not surprised by it.... We are focused on the technology, and Industry 4.0 are about network, connectivity, data, intelligence and the connectivity of energy. In the last year ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... first two companies to list on SSX will be Australian cleantech energy company AGEO Resources and Australian medical technology company ANNSCA Medical. SSX, which received its market license in 2008, is launching a new strategy and focus on smaller technology ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... year, this trajectory will continue enabling Australia to meet the Paris Agreement. Continued investment in renewable technology will be required." To reach its environmental emission target, the Australian government requires a bipartisan approach to ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... presenting risks to environment, society and governance, said Simon Carter, managing director of Morphosis. Digital technology is increasingly being linked to the human right such as privacy, but the ethical, legal and practical questions over the intersection ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... environment, as the demand for recycling technologies and processes increases, in areas such as recycling and recovery technology, chemical recycling such as pyrolysis, and waste to energy transformation. "The key is in transitioning to a fully costed ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... North America, MSCI noted. The Carbon Delta integration will augment MSCI's climate risk capabilities with modeling technology that supports climate scenario analysis and forward-looking assessment of transition and physical risks, as well as extensive ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... emerging market faces on this. We dug into the data and found that several sectors exposed to this issue - financials, technology are two areas of the economy where data privacy is extremely important, and when looking at companies based in emerging ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... what's been out there in the press implies that people will stop using plastics altogether. But today we don't have the technology for that. So, we are trying to put the risk of plastics more into perspective." There are benefits to the use of plastics ...