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Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... competing to attract and retain talent, corporate culture and human capital management is so interconnected and important to a company's approach to diversity." SSGA is engaging directly with ASX100 companies on the topic of diversity, Colton confirmed. ...

Munro Partners, GSFM launch climate ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... noted. "We felt that AOI/thematic message people understood and were interested in, so with the support of [GFSM parent company] CI Financial, we launched the product in Canada last year, and we wanted to have it available to the Australian market as ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... stewardship practices for the benefit of its members and follows the release of its first dedicated Impact Report in 2021," the company said. Moore joins Australian Unity from Uniting Financial Services, where he most recently held the role of head of ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... US, Canada, UK, Europe, and Australia to align with climate-related disclosures requested by TCFD, including whether the company discloses: (1) board oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities; (2) total direct and indirect GHG emissions ("Scope ...

Proxy advisers assess impacts of government reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Financial Services License (AFSL) financial services license and will be required to share their recommendations on a company with the company on the same day it provides that advice to institutional clients. Beginning 1 July, proxy advisers will need ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... biodiversity. "For the first time, we're able to get a lay of the land of where the impacts are, by sector and by company, which wasn't visible before," said Vontobel head of ESG and thought leadership Sudhir Roc-Sennett. But it's not just ...

DigitalX hires NAB exec as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Technology and investment company DigitalX has hired a National Australia Bank executive as its new chief executive officer. Lisa Wade, former head of digital innovation and sustainability at National Australia Bank, will join DigitalX after serving ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... February, all proxy advisers must hold a financial services license and will be required to share their recommendations on a company with the company on the same day it provides that advice to institutional clients. Beginning 1 July, proxy advisers will ...

South32 negotiates US$1.4 billion sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... The new SLL facility has a five year term, with options to extend for up to a further two years by mutual agreement, the company said. The diversified mining and metals company produces bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy and metallurgical coal, manganese ...

From the courtroom to the boardroom: climate change risks and remedies

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN, SANDY MAK  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... reputational damage could be debilitating, and impact the ability to secure financing or result in the withdrawal of capital. For company directors, individual liability under the Corporations Act 2001 for breach of fiduciary duty is also a very real ...