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ISPT launches sustainable furniture scheme, diverts waste

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Foundation on recycling the fit-out waste that was coming through our commercial property," said ISPT general manager, sustainability and technical services Alicia Maynard. "It was a fantastic opportunity to rethink high-end, good quality furniture from ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... disclosures practices in line with responsible investment practices. "Good governance, social responsibility and sustainability practices are key pillars of our company's culture," said RAM Australia CEO Scott Kelly. "Underpinning this is our belief ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... policy, the ASA called upon ASX200 companies to align their emissions targets to the Paris Agreement, commit to sustainability practices across ESG issues, define a pathway to achieve these goals, measure progress towards them and report on progress ...

Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... cloud. However, the Deloitte report found that few companies have transitioned to the cloud and fewer still link sustainability benefits to cloud-based transitions. The report, informed by a survey of nearly 500 businesses across Australia and New Zealand ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... green bonds as at end of 2021. The fund seeks to invest in eligible green bonds with issuers that have an overall sustainability strategy consistent and aligned with green bond projects. The fund is aligned to four sub-themes of the UN Sustainable Development ...

CBA sees push to greater quantity, quality of climate risk reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s proposed climate reporting regime and the draft International Sustainability Standard Board (ISSB) could standardise climate-related disclosures across companies and assist with decision making with stakeholders ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Asian cities to undergo sustainable change. The regulatory environment is also moving towards requiring better sustainability disclosure requirements to facilitate capital flows towards issuers with better sustainability practices. Nonetheless, more ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... ESG risk to identifying new business opportunities, with 88% saying they are spending more resources on ESG and sustainability. "The first thing that stood out for me was really around how much more proactive and planned we're seeing leaders being ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... any other aspect of the relationship that constitutes forced labour." ISS owns Rainmaker Group, publisher of FS Sustainability, as well as ISS ESG.

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Blackmores has refinanced $150 million of existing loan facilities and linked half of the refinancing to sustainability targets. The new sustainability linked loan agreement will incentivise Blackmores to achieving on targets including reductions of ...