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Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... come up with a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, and how will demand for power from the grid will become different from today," Jones said. "We will see a more consistent baseload between day and night, with different power generation capacity ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... sustainable pathway," said Nick Edgerton portfolio manager for sustainable strategies at Stewart Investors. "That is different to saying, we like a sugar-pushing company that happens to be very efficient in their water use." Sugar, its role in impacting ...

Nearly half of all board appointments to date in 2018 women: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... the private sector - SMEs, unlisted companies, etc. With that diversity of membership, you expect and you get lots of different views. But we have been hearing more about over the last 12 months, gender diversity is important, but what are we doing about ...

Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... taking action to create a workplace which is diverse and inclusive. However, there are differing levels of support in different demographics - 69% of men support diversity and inclusion, while 82% of women support diversity and inclusion. DCA noted "this ...

Russell Investments to implement new material ESG score methodology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... financial performance of a company. "...We took the 150 sub-components from Sustainalytics, we mapped them to the 30-odd different material issues that SASB identified across the different sectors. We mapped all the relationships over more than 10,000 ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance launches Speckle, online cash-loan service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has launched Speckle, a fast online cash-loan banking service. Good Shepherd CEO Adam Mooney at announcement of new Good Money Centre in Morwell, Victoria. (photo courtesy of Good Shepherd Microfinance) Speckle features lower ...

ACCR seeking shareholders for resolution at Rio Tinto AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... between the engagement campaign that ACCR conducted with BHP Billiton and with Rio Tinto, O'Brien said. "Rio's business is different in some notable extents, but the concerns about lobbying by trade associations that don't align with the business are ...

Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
Sustainability research house Sustainalytics has outlined 10 key ESG risks for 2018, ranging from water management to measures for consumer protection. Martin Vezer, senior associate, thematic research, Sustainalytics Sustainalytics published 10 for ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... bonds have become an important part of China's green finance system and received great attention from parties across different sectors. The China green bond market has grown steadily with issuance making up 22% of the world's total in 2017. " Separately ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... the Australian market. We make that really clear - Australia is a vast country, and urban settlement patters are quite different. AV capability that might be working elsewhere, may not work with Australia. But we do need to test it and this this R&D ...