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Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... term risk. When you're saving for superannuation and retirement, you have a long horizon, so climate change has a material impact on long term savings.what we do si review the research to quantify that impact." The Actuaries Institute paper draws ...

RIAA launches refreshed Certification Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... areas, and those disclosures must be clear and concise, and disclosed in product disclosure statements and marketing material, Williams said. The new standards have challenged providers with assembling the available documentation on processes and implementation ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... today is the trade dispute between the US and China," the report said. Sustainalytics analyses companies against 21 the material ESG issues (MEIs) and develops a score based off its methodology. The analysis showed that the FTSE Emerging Index has an ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and institutional investors have filed a shareholder resolution with BHP, calling on the company to suspend its memberships in industry associations which obstruct climate policy in Australia. ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... greater number of ASX listed companies are providing more information around environmental, social and governance (ESG) material issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The dynamics of plastic consumption is expected to change, "with regulation, innovation, consumer preferences and corporate responsibility all playing pivotal roles," according to T. Rowe Price. Maria Elena Drew, Director of Research, Responsible Investing ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... classes; and ISS-oekom, which provides corporate and country ESG research and ratings and enables its clients to identify material social and environmental risks and opportunities including through advisory services. Related: Institutional Shareholder ...

Coca-Cola Amatil joins membership of BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Amatil has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia Coca-Cola Amatil is one of the largest bottlers and distributors of ready-to-drink beverages ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... suppliers for human rights and environmental exposures, but only 18?% have traced input suppliers and 8% have traced all material suppliers, according to World Baptist Aid Australia. Baptist World Aid Australia's sixth Ethical Fashion Report h ighlights ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... regulators, the ASX, and the federal Senate Standing Committee on Economies regarding the expectations around the disclosure of material carbon risk and particularly the use of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as a useful ...