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Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
Nearly two thirds of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member organisations consider human rights material, but only 23% of companies mention a specific human rights strategy in their sustainability reports. Andrew Petersen ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... community, well supported by litigation funders. Secondly, the evidentiary threshold required to discharge a misleading disclosure claim is lower in Australia. In the US, securities fraud actions brought under the securities act require proof of dishonesty ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... finding the timing. "When it comes to finding the issues, the key point I want to make is that you can't rely on company disclosure only - if you do that, you'll miss the boat," he said. "You have to take additional information sources into account. ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... a rising carbon price. "There are a couple of obvious applications for the research," Gray said. "It will help with disclosure initiatives, like CDP, Climate Action 100+, and PRI. There are all these different initiatives which are trying to make sure ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... will bring this message to business and finance delegates at WCOA, with a call for greater transparency and meaningful disclosure. A4S was the original founder of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), and supports facilitating the discussion ...

ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... started this week, and came to ACSI from BHP, where she is currently the head of governance, risk and audit committee and disclosure, and a company secretary. Griffiths was formerly a Senior Associate at Blake Dawson (now Ashurst). She is a graduate ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Japan. "We are honored to be working with GPIF and JPX to raise market awareness for higher ESG data transparency and disclosure," said Alex Matturri, CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices. "As the only carbon indices selected by GPIF, the S&P Global Carbon Efficient ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... power to engagement with companies on their disclosures. Alison George, Regnan acting CEO The review, Climate Change Disclosure by Australia's Listed Companies, examined climate risk disclosures by 60 listed companies in the ASX 300, in 25 recent initial ...

Future Business Generation outlines Millennial climate risk concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... which is where ESG integration and engagement comes in." To that end, Future Business Generation also calls for more disclosure by superannuation funds, in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD ...

Australia's disclosure of executive remuneration lagging: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Disclosure of executive remuneration in Australian companies lags other, more developed, markets, according to AXA Investment Managers. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Remuneration accounted for 68% of AXA IM's votes ...