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Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... putting it into practice in our organisations, institutions and assets, and the fifth is around strategy going forward and a policy platform. "We are crossing a line in the evolution of our cities, or businesses, our government, our society, species," ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... addressing risk in the beef supply chain." Only one company, McDonald's, was considered to have a strong deforestation policy (scoring 66% or more). Two companies, OBE Organic and Teys/Cargill, had a moderate policy (scoring between 33% and 66%). Many ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... exposure." Sustainalytics' report also provides an analysis of three dominant ESG themes in Australia - energy and climate policy, modern slavery in supply chains, and ethics in the financial sector. The report also explores how investors could potentially ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... based on assets that are "increasingly vulnerable to sharp revaluations and pricing volatility from climate mitigation policy and physical risks." The intended effect of the brown taxonomy would be to discourage use of brown assets in issuance, because ...

Pricing, liquidity, standards challenge green bond market: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The pricing, liquidity and confusion about the definition of green bonds is constraining the maturity of the green bond market, according to Aviva Investors. Colin Purdie, Chief Investment Officer, Credit, at Aviva Investors "In order to reach the 2 ...

Market Forces lodges shareholder resolutions with Westpac, NAB, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... resolution with BHP, calling on the company to suspend its memberships in industry associations which obstruct climate policy in Australia. ACCR is joined by Vision Super (Australia), a not-for-profit community super fund with around 100,000 members ...

Put climate resilience at the core of business strategy: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... carry out: 1. Develop and maintain ambitious mitigation efforts to become less vulnerable to disruptive risks, such as policy and legal measures, resource scarcity or adverse market developments. 2. Adapt to ensure business continuity in the face of ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... impact the health and finances of elderly Australians at increasing rates over coming decades, necessitating wide ranging policy responses to manage social, economic and public health implications, according to a report by the Actuaries Institute. Ramona ...

Median CEO bonus payout near record high: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and policy "It is striking that 70% of max entitlement is a regular outcome," said Ed John, executive manager, governance, engagement and ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... resolution with BHP, calling on the company to suspend its memberships in industry associations which obstruct climate policy in Australia. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR ACCR is joined by Vision Super (Australia), a not-for-profit community ...