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Heritage Bank enacts environmental, social, governance policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... assembling its ESG policy 18 months to two years ago, said Heritage Bank CEO Peter Lock. "If you look at our customer reporting, we started to introduce the concept of ESG into our reporting last year with a sustainability statement in our annual report ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... exposures of modern slavery will be a key project for Australian organisations that fall under the Modern Slavery Act's reporting obligations, according to Informed 365. Nicholas Bernhardt, CEO of Informed 365 Informed 365 is a tech platform that compiles ...

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... since the lockdown started and I'm happy to report that all our direct businesses are doing just fine, and some are reporting better performance," Unnithan said. "The sectors that they serve, serve customers in meaningful ways.... Many parts of the world ...

HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting tool for asset owners, managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
HSBC today launched a reporting service that provides asset owners and managers who utilise the bank's securities services with independent measurement of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues in their investment portfolios. Chris ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Coast is making a significant investment in the project, DEAL said. The three year project will include mapping and reporting of the forests of East Arnhem and their commercial potential, a harvesting demonstration and training site, and assessment of ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In a move to assist companies in reporting on the impacts of COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia have published a joint guidance on disclosure and ...

SASB, GRI announce collaborative workplan for further understanding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have announced a collaborative workplan to drive understanding of how the standards can be used concurrently. In its initial phase, the collaboration will ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investment decisions, the spokesperson said, pointing to "factors like lack of standardisation, lack of transparency in ESG reporting, limitations of third-party ESG data providers" as limitations to overall ESG integration. To obtain ESG-integrated ...

MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investment managers, asset owners, banks and insurers - to improve portfolio performance, risk management, regulatory reporting and progress towards broader sustainability goals. "The methodology assesses the current exposure to climate risks, the way ...

Consortium participants identify impact characteristics of AAP investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... access to unbiased news - is part of resolving a lot of social problems." Determining how to define the impact and then reporting on that impact is a work in progress. "The impact comes from telling, describing, and shining a light on issues that impact ...