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Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... FMCG, real estate, natural resources, financial services and government in managing human rights, social and environmental impacts, risks and opportunities, Mercer said. He holds a Master of Science, Environmental Science and Management from the University ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... it has established a framework and process for designing fixed income obligations that capture social and environmental impacts, and intend to use that framework towards other assets. The process is based around the International Capital Market Association ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... rainfall in September 2016, and Boral responded "by maximising their water reuse rates whilst minimising environmental impacts," CDP noted. Almost two-thirds (64%) of companies in Australia and NZ that reported CDP on water identified opportunities for ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Marine Renewable Energy Criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... risks; strategies exist to promote resilience of the wider system, and assets or projects have no negative environmental impacts." "The World Ocean Council is pleased that Climate Bonds Initiative convened the development of Marine Renewable Energy Criteria ...

Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... it has established a framework and process for designing fixed income obligations that capture social and environmental impacts, and intend to use that framework towards other assets. The process is based around the International Capital Market Association ...

Majority of Australian participants want mandatory sustainability reporting: ACCSR survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... Everybody is talking about doing more with big data, selling more stuff for more people, and the social and environmental impacts. Those are the issues that companies are starting to grapple with and this is a bit of a change from what we've seen in ...

Removing complicity in modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... 2017 a legally binding obligation for parent companies to identify and prevent adverse human rights and environmental impacts resulting from their own activities, from activities of companies they control, and from activities of their subcontractors ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... on grounds such as fossil fuel divestment may prove impractical. "For example, consider Australia and the environmental impacts of the fossil fuel sector," he said. "[Mining and resources companies] are a significant part of a small index, and excluding ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... metric. Environmental impact may be the primary focus, but you need to take into account all the social and environmental impacts to measure impact holistically. Looking ahead, we're focusing on what could we build which is green bond like around this ...

Implementing impact investment across asset classes

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... is necessary to use different asset classes and different investment opportunities to address social and environmental impacts.

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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