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Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... more detailed," Whitton said. "We err on the side of wanting more and more and more all the time. If the investment community could decide what best practice is, it would be beneficial." Whitton and McCullagh note in their report that "the TCFD leaves ...

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... affordable and clean energy goal," said Dr Michael Ottaviano, CEO of Carnegie Clean Energy. "The only way the international community can deliver its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals is if business takes a leadership position to unlock ...

New South Wales Treasury Corporation joins ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... practices of the companies to which TCorp's clients have exposure. We are excited to become an active part of the ACSI community." With the addition of TCorp, ACSI's membership now manage over $1.5 trillion in assets and own more than 11% of every ASX200 ...

Community Sector Banking recertified as B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Community Sector Banking has been recertified as a B Corporation. Andrew Cairns, CEO, Community Sector Banking B Corps are certified by B Lab and certification means meeting measures of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... "disheartening." "The decision by the Trump administration to withdraw from the Paris Agreement is out of step with community expectations that governments will act in the face of these very real dangers," Davidson said. "ACSI members are already investing ...

Australasian Investor Relations Association developing ESG engagement guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Association (AIRA) has developed a set of recommended practices for listed entities on how to best engage with the investment community on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. Ian Matheson, AIRA CEO The AIRA guide is aimed at assisting ...

RIAA launches Impact Investment Forum to build scale in sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... in impact investing as well. The Impact Investing Forum will bring the conversation to the institutional investment community and starting to bring scale to impact investing." The Impact Investing Forum will be led by impact investing leaders, with Peter ...

Government to establish $1 bn National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... institutional investors such as superannuation funds, and the NHFIC will then have "significant capital" to lend to registered community housing providers and not-for-profit housing providers, Peacock added. "Most likely, because these bonds will be ...

APRA hires lead for new team that will consider cyber-security risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... sensitive data, a lot of dollars involved, and I think we see issues of trust and conduct, all linked. For the broader community to have trust in the banks, they need to feel that their data is safe and they're not at risk. Given that context, I think ...

Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and their leaders must maintain their social license to operate. Poole was asked about social license ot operate and community engagement in the context of the Adani coal mine and Aurizon's role in transporting coal from the controversial proposed mining ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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