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Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... drafted and released, adding to the transparency side of things as of mid-2019." NGS Super has also moved to provide live disclosure of proxy voting as well as mapping their equities portfolio against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), King said. ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Future Business Council (FBC) is closing, and the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) will become the home for FBC's alumni network, contacts and intellectual property. As part of the agreement, FBC Chair Toby ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... measurable pathway to net zero emissions. The report also pointed out that regulatory updates applying to climate risk disclosure still stand. They pointed up updates to ASIC's Regulatory Guides 228 and 247 in August 2019 that require fundraising ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... protect shareholder rights. Maria Elena Drew, director of research, responsible investing at T. Rowe Price noted that disclosure of climate risk and other ESG factors is a key focus of their engagement activity. "Disclosure a key engagement topic for ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... percent of ASX100 listed companies in the mining, construction, and commercial cleaning sectors have made no material disclosure about their labour hire and/or contracting workforce in annual reporting documents, according to research from the Australasian ...

IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
IFM investors is reporting a nearly 8% reduction in carbon emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing at IFM Investors. The IFM Investors' FY 2019 Australian ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... price these risks." APRA recommends that the data needs to be derived through scenario analysis, stress testing and disclosure of market-useful information. "Effective action now on these fronts will promote strong understanding and management of the ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... buildings, 85% of issuance has at least one type of external review, and 81% of Hong Kong green bonds carry post-issuance disclosure. Also, the report noted that green bonds arranged and issued in Hong Kong as a financial centre comprised US$ 10 billion ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... factories are not protecting the workers." When modern slavery statements are published, investors are seeking additional disclosure on how COVID-19 impacted supply chains. "How might the risks have changed, and what are the other actions they might ...

Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... such as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink means the momentum is pushing towards ESG. "ASIC have upgraded their climate risk disclosure levels, we have the Modern Slavery Act, so I think that there's already this pull from regulatory and... a push from client ...