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CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... uncertainties that came in the second calendar year of managing the COVID-19 pandemic, said Governance Institute of Australia CEO Megan Motto. "The pandemic was the flavouring and context of 2020, and the response to it by governments, organisations ...

AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Jaaims is integrating data and ESG scores from research provider Sustainalytics to augment their existing datasets, said Jaaims CEO Tui Eruera. Jaaims notes that their AI algorithm can analyse a stock in 73 seconds, with real-time data every 15 minutes. ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... to see Western Australia as having "elevated risks of the type seen in the tragic destruction of Juukan Gorge," said RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor. Under UNDRIP, First Nations people's rights must be protected, and GCNA executive director Kylie Porter singled ...

Brighte issues second green asset backed securitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... million. The ABS was arranged by NAB and was heavily oversubscribed. It was assigned a Aaa rating by Moody's. Brighte Founder and CEO Katherine McConnell said the deal reflected the strong investor demand for high performing sustainable assets. "We've ...

CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... dioxide "The global warming potential of nitrous oxide emissions are much more potent than carbon dioxide emissions," CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth said. "An investment which curtails these emissions to this extent can have a significant impact on our national ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... trade in globally important commodities such as palm oil, cocoa and soy, does not contribute to deforestation. New Forests CEO David Brand expressed caution on the pledge, noting that currently, 15 million hectares of natural forest is cleared every ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... to $500 million over the next three to five years to invest as part of an open-ended investment vehicle, said New Forests CEO David Brand. The partnership builds on each organisation's existing commitments to responsible forestry, bringing together ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Boards of the future will have to be agile, will most likely serve shorter tenures and will have to manage critical ESG issues, according to a report from the Governance Institute of Australia. The Governance Institute has released the Future of the ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... policy-related climate risks and shape markets for low carbon products and services," said Investor Group on Climate Change CEO Rebecca Mikula-Wright. "A national and bipartisanship commitment to achieving net zero emissions is crucial to sustain investments ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... regulatory frameworks and a revised approach to risk management that is changing the nature of investing, said Kilter Rural CEO Cullen Gunn. "There's an appetite for investing in natural capital, which is a terrific thing to see," Gunn said. "We've been ...