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Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Financial exclusion is both a global risk and an opportunity, with Principal Financial Group announcing it is establishing an index to undercover key drivers of financial exclusion in more than 40 markets. The Global Financial Inclusion Index is being ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... 250 employees. A large majority - 84% of Australian respondents - said they are shifting their approach from managing ESG risk to identifying new business opportunities, with 88% saying they are spending more resources on ESG and sustainability. "The ...

NGS Super to reduce emissions 35% by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolio and NGS also did a glide path analysis to model carbon reduction scenarios over time, taking into consideration risk, return and tracking error. The work will also go towards engaging with the fund's external managers to assure that they ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... 239 ASX300 companies and found that 41% of S&P/ASX 300 companies did not provide a clear assessment of the overall level of risk in their operations. Among those that did, most assessed their exposure to modern slavery risks to be low. MCFS worked with ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... helps protect our precious natural resources to ensure a more resilient supply chain. But equally important is to address the risk of exploitation, so we have clear indicators to deepen our transparency to understand human rights so that climate resilience ...

ESG indicators a risk warning for credit: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Climate goals and emissions targets can be key emerging indicators of risk in credit portfolios, with overall ESG performance a factor in credit investment decisions, according to First Sentier. First Sentier integrates ESG data into its credit strategies ...

HESTA "unlikely to support" AGL demerger without faster closure of coal-fired stations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... and storage and "strong commitments" to close coal-fired power plants earlier than currently proposed. "To lower systemic risk and protect members' investments HESTA is pushing for a timely, orderly transition to a low-carbon future and we're not convinced ...

Sustainability, growth drive NextGen family business: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Sustainability and growth are at the heart of the next generation of family business leaders, according to research from PwC. According to PwC's Global NextGen Survey 2022, 65% of next generation (NextGen) family business members say achieving business ...

Emmi launches Carbon Intelligence platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Fintech and carbon risk solution company Emmi has launched Carbon Intelligence, a platform designed to assist investors in analysing carbon transition risk and opportunity in a portfolio. Carbon Intelligence applies Emmi's proprietary Global Carbon ...

Redpoint poaches PMs from ART

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Redpoint Investment Management has poached from Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to augment its impact investing capability. Hunter Page and Chris Parks join Redpoint as portfolio managers. At ART, Page was responsible for managing the socially responsible ...