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ESG integration policy brings consistency, innovation: JPMAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... market funds as well. "We are pushing very hard on the private market area to make sure that our private markets team are on board," she said. "Our private market teams understood very early on that it's very important as a private investor, a long term ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... best practice in sustainable development across the global engineering and construction industry, and will advise the FIDIC board on all aspects of sustainable development as part of the organisation's commitment to helping the industry achieve the UN's ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... AGL, Santos and Origin. First State Super, like many super funds, use their proxy votes in voting on remuneration plans and board appointments. ISS and other participants will closely examine the metrics and targets for companies linking environmental ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Investment, Chronos Sustainability and Clare Richards, Senior Engagement Manager, Church of England Pensions Board. The opinions expressed reflect their opinions only. Dr Ian Woods, Specialist, Sustainable Investment, Chronos Sustainability ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... of how you report and account for this, it really is an unprecedented challenge," Petschler said. "That starts with the board as the group that owns the financial accounting obligation, but flows through to the preparers of the accounts." The guide is ...

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 ...

MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... analytics and do it in a consistent way across a portfolio." The framework is closely aligned to the G20's Financial Stability Board's Taskforce on Climate-Related Disclosures (TCFD), MSCI said. "It allows people to analyse the portfolio in a standard ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In order to increase gender diversity on ASX201-300 company boards, existing board members should look beyond traditional pools of candidates and focus on building the pipeline in executive and upper management, according to research from KPMG. Sarah ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... activity. "Investors using tools such as shareholders proposals will be effective, and voting, whether it be on remuneration or board appointments," she said. "We saw AGL align their long-term objectives to their climate factors, and we are really looking ...

Consortium participants identify impact characteristics of AAP investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... News Corp executive Peter Tonagh. The AAP Newswire will be owned by a not-for-profit entity which will be governed by a board. The purchase is funded through charitable donations and a percentage of impact loans that will be paid back, Harrington said. ...