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Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
More than 30% of employed Australians and 30% of national income come from industries exposed to economic disruption and risk from climate change and an unplanned economic transition, according to Deloitte Access Economics. Australia's agriculture ...

ESG factors continue to outperform: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... peers. The results supported their view that a company's focus on sustainability is fundamentally indicative of its board and management quality. Fidelity has now broadened the timeframe and re-tested its proprietary ESG ratings to see if the same ...

WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... issued a survey aimed at gathering insights into how stakeholder engagement, materiality and risk management can support board-level decision-making. The joint initiative between WBCSD and DNV GL, a global quality assurance and risk management company ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and has launched the next diversity and inclusion plan for 2020-2022. Currently, the company has 25% female directors on board, up from 14.3% in 2019. Women in management roles fell slightly from 74 in 2019 to 70 in 2020, while female branch manager ...

Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investment Group (IIG) has named Amanda Goodman head of capital raising and investor relations. Goodman joined IIG in 2014 as one of the fund's early hires. She has previously worked as head of syndication. The new title "reflects how Amanda's ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Medibank. The sustainability function sits with Bishop at an executive level, and resides with the risk committee at the board level, Bishop said. "One of the key focuses in the customer space is around affordability," Bishop said. "During COVID-19 ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... "We need the disclosure, we need to understand the company's stance on climate change," he said. "We want to see if the board has oversight of these trade associations, is there proper board oversight, is there a gap analysis to ensure that a trade association ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the financial risks of climate change has steadily increased in recent years. In 2017, Geoff Summerhayes, APRA executive board member, made a landmark speech in which he emphasised "[s]ome climate risks are distinctly 'financial' in nature. Many ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... during crises at AMP and Rio Tinto during the year, but was also involved in multiple meetings with senior executives and board members at ASX-listed candidates. ACSI has seen marked increases year on year in the number of engagements it has with companies ...

PRI recgonises leaders for climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) assigning responsibilities and oversight of climate-related risks to the Neuberger Berman board of directors. Neuberger Berman has also implemented a Climate Value-at-Risk Scenario (CVaR) analysis to all investment ...