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RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... biodiversity at risk within our borders." Guy Williams, co-chair of RIAA's Nature Working Group, TNFD Taskforce Member, and director, biodiversity and natural capital, sustainability and climate change at Deloitte welcomed the opportunity. "The TNFD ...

Labor victory likely to increase ACCU demand: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia is on track to reduce emissions by 30% according to Australian government projections in October 2021. CBA director of mining and energy commodities research Vivek Dhar noted in a post-election research note that Labor's plan to achieve its ...

More women on boards, but cultural diversity stagnating: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
More women are taking director roles, but a shrinking number of women are holding female-occupied seats, raising concerns about overboarding, according to research from the Governance Institute. The Governance Institute has released its latest Board ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... its real estate division. Strotton came to RAM after more than 19 years at QIC Global Real Estate where he was global director and head of funds management, with responsibility for the group's Australian and United States portfolios. Strotton was ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has issued its first ESG and climate change policy, calling on ASX200 companies to commit to net zero by 2050. In its first climate change policy, the ASA called upon ASX200 companies to align their ...

Cundall names APAC head of ESG advisory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... project manager for more than a decade. "We have been seeing enormous demand for our ESG expertise," said Cundall managing director Australia and partner Garrit Schot. "Madlen is an exceptionally experienced leader in this space, with an outstanding ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... individuals feel. "Promoting financial inclusion is a way to financial security," said Principal Global Investors executive director, head of international offices and CEO Asia Kirk West. "We're looking at gov't systems, employer systems, the actual ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... particularly the conscious consumer that increased communication on a whole variety of subjects from CEOs," said FTI Consulting director, strategic communications Izabela Szewczul. "CEOs previously have been managing those financial aspects and now have ...

ASX boards need to "quickly evolve" on ESG skills: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... evolve" to include ESG expertise and boards need to broaden the recruitment process to gain access to a wider pool of director talent, according to Melior Investment Management. Melior is evolving their proxy voting principles and this year is increasing ...

Business leaders, consumers "fed up" with ESG progress: Oracle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... digital and sustainably initiatives have to be in place, and plans have to be implemented enterprise-wide, said Ilan Oshri, director, Centre of Digital Enterprise, University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand. "The issue is governance," he said. ...