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ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... decisions like capex to ESG outcomes, Chadha said. These decisions often last beyond the private equity investor's investment horizon. "When private equity starts to think from an investment perspective, they work with horizons," he said. "There's an ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... paid to secure their jobs increased their vulnerability to exploitation." The engagement has been given a two-year time horizon and has several defined goals, Bartram said. "One of the goals is to improve companies' commitment to prohibit forced labour ...

Leaders on road to ESG maturity by 2030: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
A vast majority of corporate leaders believe that ESG priorities will be important to their organisations, but only 39% of leaders believe that they will have implemented the operational changes required to meet their ESG targets by 2030, according ...

NGS Super to reduce emissions 35% by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... noted. "The timeframe for YFYS is measured over an eight-year period, and sometimes the investments we make have a longer horizon than that - they may have a 15-year payoff. "That requires quite creative thinking. If you remove oil and gas, how do you ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Blackmores has refinanced $150 million of existing loan facilities and linked half of the refinancing to sustainability targets. The new sustainability linked loan agreement will incentivise Blackmores to achieving on targets including reductions of ...

Australian Ethical names heavyweights to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has made three senior hires for its investment committee. Sean Henaghan is the current CIO of Aurora Capital and former CIO of AMP Capital Multi-Asset Group, and has proven leadership of a substantial investment business with over ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... impact on economies and investment portfolios, American Century looked at issues that will have a seven to 10 year time horizon or further, and the issues that are linked to a future, sustainable economy, said American Century head of ESG and sustainable ...

Data challenges inhibit ESG integration in sovereign credit ratings: World Bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... a sovereign's creditworthiness are included in credit assessments," the World Bank report said. "However, the time horizon of events such as climate change pose two fundamental challenges to the calls for the greater integration of ESG factors into ...

Super funds that invest responsibly draw market share: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
More than 40 percent of total super fund assets are managed by funds that demonstrate leading practice responsible investment, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA's Responsible Investment Super ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... can have on businesses and global economies. "Climate change is a non-financial risk that is no longer an issue on the horizon, it's here and now," van Onselen said. "CA ANZ is committed to equipping members to meet these new challenges. As customers ...