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Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... a minimum of $100 million to the Premiums4Good program, which is a commitment investing a proportion of its 5.2 million policy premiums into socially progressive projects in Australia. QBE is looking towards areas such as affordable housing, renewable ...

Digitalization a megatrend with risks as well as opportunities: Morphosis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... maximise trustworthiness, pursue mindfulness, champion sustainable digitalization, build shared vision and drive smart policy. Carter particularly identifies building shared vision as an important step. "Of those eight actions in the framework for action ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... high profile conclusion the IPCC's AR6," Baker said. "It would be a mistake to assume that Australia's national energy policy is the sum total of climate related financial impacts on a company. To start with, the electricity sector represents only about ...

Cbus becomes Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... not, why not' basis: 1. Publicly disclose how they approach their stewardship responsibilities. 2. Publicly disclose their policy for voting at company meetings and voting activity. 3. Engage with companies either directly, indirectly (for example, via ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... fat tail on the left, but it's not really going to play out on the right tail in terms of a large payout." Ausbil has a policy of not publicly talking about their shorting positions. However, Carlsson-Sweeney said that shorting can be a catalyst for ...

Core Civic, GEO Group flagged for ESG controversies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Civic and GEO Group, two companies at the heart of an organised grassroots campaign against US President Donald Trump's policy of immigrant detention, have been flagged for controversies under MSCI 's ESG ratings system. For the US grassroots groups ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... with a long track record on sustainability and action on climate change dating back to his ambitious emission reduction policy in 1993," said outgoing chair and director, Jacqueline Fegent-McGeachie, SBA Board Director (GAICD), founder & CEO, Sustainovate. ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Paris scenario," said Brendan Baker, MSCI ESG research associate and co-author of the report. "It really depends on the policy that is enacted and the sector's technical capacity to reduce its emissions. Under the first scenario, a flat country target ...

ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has appointed Kate Griffiths to the role of executive manager, public policy and advocacy. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO In her new role, Griffiths will be responsible for developing and implementing ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... environmental policies)," the report said. "This was particularly the case for some ESG reports or specific climate change policy documents. "In some of these instances, we found it difficult to clearly identify the actual risks to the relevant company's ...