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ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... thinking to this internally, and how you're articulating this externally." This consideration of resilience and other ESG material issues guides BlackRock to ask companies about how their strategies and targets are articulated through remuneration packages ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... 2050 or sooner. However, roughly half of these commitments (44) do not cover the full scope of the companies' most material emissions. No focus company assessed performed at a high-level across all of the nine key indicators and metrics that were ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... error and it's increasing a risk that you could lose the ability to have new members in your fund, and that's a material risk." Lew noted that there are a number of ways to get to net zero. "There are a number of different pathways to arrive ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) that ties the interest rate to how a company performs on social issues that are material to the company's performance. The three year loan to G8 Education, Australia's largest publicly listed early childhood ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Modern slavery, climate change and decarbonisation, engagement with indigenous people, waste and good corporate culture were key topics of engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil recently released its engagement report covering its activities ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... remuneration, "notwithstanding measures that may exist in setting CEO remuneration, the board is not aware of the values in material decisions made by the CEO and other senior executives." The research notes that espoused values set by the board are ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... external private equity managers for information on their diversity, their definitions, and their approaches. "We focus on material ESG factors that could drive and influence financial performance as a key part of investment due diligence," she said. ...

Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... return to more positive sentiment after the confronting year that was 2020. This survey included data related to ESG material impacts, with Deloitte reporting that most CFOs recognise the potential for ESG, including climate change, to "bring both greater ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... may be aided by recent legislation. The 2020 Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill will increase the amount of recycled material available in Australia. Beginning 1 January 2021, there will be a progressive ban on the export of waste, starting with unprocessed ...

ESG a total-portfolio subject: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
ESG is increasingly becoming a "total portfolio" subject, with investors seeking an approach to material ESG issues in a way that encompasses all asset classes, according to a new study from bfinance. The global study includes 26 Australian respondents ...