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Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... across different parts of the firm. Being able to pull it together and form a coherent narrative to communicate up to the board to help them identify strategic imperatives and inform how the ESG framework should fit within the broader organization strategy ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation announcement at COP26 of the creation of the international Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), which will develop the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. She also pointed to the forthcoming Taskforce for ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... finance goal and a US$500 billion social finance goal," Southall said. "This starts to tie into that. "This is also a is a board- level discussion with every client we have and an opportunity to be really relevant to our clients and helping them convert ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... corporate performance." CEOs are seen as the most influential on ethics within an organisation (net score 71), then the board of directors (69) and senior management (64). The general workforce (12) and activist groups (7) are least influential. The ...

AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... stock movements. "The second one that people are thinking of now are governance - are boards diversified, who is on the board, do boards have policies around lobbying," he said. "That sort of stuff plays into the understanding of companies as well. WE ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Peoples (UNDRIP). Australia is a supporter of UNDRIP. "It is critical that any new heritage protection legislation takes on board the lessons learned from the tragic destruction of the Juukan Gorge, so that such harm doesn't occur again. This Bill falls ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... author. "Assessing fifteen Australian companies, we found that many companies identified the need for climate skills on their board, but few identified broader transition and disruption expertise, and none were comprehensively disclosing on board skill ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a three-part series of articles brought to you by BNP Paribas Securities Services Regulation and action by regulators around ESG-themed financial products is a key concern for investors and fund managers. With fragmented ...

Centre women in product design, COP26: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Putting women into design roles and leadership positions can add value to companies through increased innovation and more inclusive products and services, according to Janus Henderson. Sustainability analyst Amarachi Seery noted that women own 75% of ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability standard to rule them all? Finally, the IFRS Foundation announced a new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will develop a comprehensive set of sustainability disclosure standards that accounting professionals say would ...