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Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Slavery Act's reporting obligations, according to Informed 365. Nicholas Bernhardt, CEO of Informed 365 Informed 365 is a tech platform that compiles, coordinates and visualises data, providing information to make better, more informed decisions related ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
MUFG Bank has appointed Rob Ward as head of project finance and to the nearly created role of head of ESG finance in the Oceania region. Rob Ward, head of project finance, head of ESG finance, Oceania, MUFG Ward joined MUFG in 2012 and has since 2016 ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
A new research project led by Developing East Arnhem Limited (DEAL) is investigating potential commercial Indigenous forestry and support traditional owners to "facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood." Workers at the Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation ...

ARENA grants additional funding for Monash Uni renewables study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) provided nearly a half million dollars in additional funding for a Monash University-led project to investigate the integration of renewables into the national energy grid. The two-year project which began ...

Sefa selected as lender to government Coronavirus guarantee scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Impact investor Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) has been selected as a lender as part of the federal government's Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme. Hanna Ebeling, chief executive officer of SEFA Sefa is one of ...

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 ...

AustralianSuper names Tom Garcia head of financial crime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and compliance, as the second line of accountability for the fund - the first line being front-line member operations and tech services and the third line being audit. "Resilience is used a lot in technical services, and what it speaks to is when something ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
With material environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues increasingly demonstrating their impact on companies' ability to generate long term value for investors, fund managers are making the case that ESG can augment quality signals ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
The UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA) is calling for a collaborative effort by government and business to address the serious risks to public health posed by climate change. Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director If left unaddressed, climate ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
MSCI has launched a new product designed to assist real estate investors assess and manage their exposure to climate change. MSCI Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk (VaR) provides a forward-looking and return-based valuation assessment to measure climate-related ...