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First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... she said. "There is a real opportunity though for investors like us to collaborate with government to deliver a greener economy, respond to the significant issue of housing affordability and support the critical small to medium-sized business sector ...

GRI to update three Universal Standards, seeks public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... GRI is updating its Universal Standards to improve how reporting entities use the GRI standards to disclose impacts on economy, environment, and people. The GRI has launched a three month public comment period on the exposure draft revising the Universal ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... and employment, as well as the prioritising the European Green Deal as the recovery strategy, with reference to circular economy, renewable energy, cleaner transport, increased digitisation and other measures. The other pillar of the plan focuses on ...

Accelerating digitalisation an investment opportunity: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... contributing to positive environmental or social change and thereby have an impact on the development of a sustainable global economy," said Ama Seery, ESG analyst at Janus Henderson. "[The fund] avoids investing in companies that the investment manager ...

Collaboration a competitive advantage for super on ESG: NGS Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... exclusion. We want to do some research to test that exclusion in its current state as we transition to the low carbon economy. It needs to be backed up by research. That will trigger a review of our exclusions, but will also trigger a review of our climate ...

AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Woodland predicted that again, as the acute phase of COVID-19 passes, there will be more consideration of the circular economy. "Once the dust settles around hygiene concerns, we will be taking quite a renewed focus on product stewardship, for long term ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... footprints to rethink the "live, work, play" urban real estate model and the coworking spaces that had powered the gig economy, with added momentum for logistics, cold storage and warehousing required to support the next wave of e-commerce and online ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... co-chair of the steering group, and chief executive, HKMA. "The transition will prompt structural adjustments to the global economy, bringing both risks and opportunities. As a premier international financial centre, Hong Kong can play a pivotal role ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... "Hydrogen has the potential to make a substantial contribution to our clean energy transition, reducing emissions across the economy while underpinning the development of an important domestic and export industry," said Ian Learmonth, CEFC CEO. "Renewable ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... data by examining data sets culled from countries' national accounts to provide a "bird's eye view of how the economy functions," and then extracting supply chain data that lies within that information, said Arne Geschke, chief technology advisor ...