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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 ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... supporting Treasury Wine Estates on its sustainability journey with the first ever Sustainability Linked Loan for the company," said Noemie Peiffer, head of sustainable finance, capital markets group, global banking Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas. "As one ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... thinking." This requires taking a broader view of risks beyond carbon footprints. Mercer recommends that investors take company-level assessments of what a just transition might look like, and then proceed to engage with companies for further disclosure ...

Evolution Mining commits to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Index Australia, has issued its fourth sustainability report, which provides greater detail on how the company will work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 (Scope 1 and 2 from a FY20 baseline) and then achieve net zero greenhouse ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... impact on 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. The results of the ...

Tracking sustainability as quantitative strategy: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... whether it's the quality of the management, the quality of the decision-making, the quality of the human resources that the company employs and how diverse their perspectives are, the quality of the balance sheet, these are all aspects that can be measured ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Constitutional recognition." Evolving to meet these challenges will not be free, but the costs of products, services and company valuations will reflect that fact. ESG-costs will be absorbed by the business or passed onto consumer. "When we're talking ...

Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... only be available to internal employees but also to external stakeholders including suppliers. "If I'm an employee of the company, if I identify a risk of modern slavery, [a hotline] may be an effective way to raise a grievance," she said. "But if I'm ...