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Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... green infrastructure and sustainable investment needs. This partnership will be instrumental in helping to increase engagement with key domestic and regional stakeholders and develop joint initiatives to spur market growth."

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... continue to enjoy strong demand, while climate change, modern slavery and human rights are issues that will dominate the engagement agenda in 2018. Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader The Sustainability Report spoke with ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... vulnerable Australians. The group, led by UCA Funds Management and seven other organisations, including other investors, engagement specialists, financial counsellors and advocacy organisations, took proposals to take to Thorn, Cash Converters and Money3 ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... that measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support and engagement, and gender-conscious product offerings. The GEI includes 104 companies in 24 countries and regions and is sector-neutral. ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... Super will continue to support shareholder resolutions on these issues in 2018, but Wyrsch also noted the value of engagement through the year as a tool for the fund. Vision Super has also focused on the carbon intensity of its equities portfolio. The ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... of industrial sectors globally," said Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative. "As Climate Bonds works to promote engagement of the investment industry in green finance, Willis Towers Watson will bring valuable inter-industry expertise."

NZ Super to exclude companies in recreational cannabis industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... individual companies for severe breaches of responsible investment standards, such as the UN Global Compact, where engagement is unlikely to be effective due to the context of the company's operations or to a lack of responsiveness from the company to ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... and will likely expand the scope of reporting to include other human rights in due course. Responsibility for ongoing engagement with a new Anti-Slavery Commissioner will need to be instituted. Procurement, production and marketing managers will need ...

First State Super joins Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... members live, work and retire," said First State Super CEO Michael Dwyer. "We are pleased to support ACSI's advocacy, engagement and voting programs to encourage better governance standards amongst Australia's leading companies." Earlier this year, the ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... issue arises and the size of the company," plus the length of time in which shortcomings have occurred, history of engagement with the company, and if there has been any improvements in corporate behaviour. "We take meaningful dialogue with companies ...