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BlueScope, Shell to collaborate on renewable hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... play a key role in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors, many of which are central to Australia's economic and social development," said Shell Australia chairman Tony Nunan. "Shell looks forward to working with BlueScope and leveraging each other's strengths ...

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Ploeg cited green hydrogen as an example of this, saying that without government policy to support and catalyse the development of the green hydrogen industry to create economies of scale, institutional investment will not flow. Ploeg also noted that ...

ESG overhaul for SSGA ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... showing more than $2 billion has been invested in ESG ETFs in Australia this year alone. "Regardless of the product development going forward, ESG is the norm. We've been looking at ESG for a long time as an organisation and we've now got an ...

APRA releases guidance on climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its final prudential practice guide on climate change financial risks. Noting that climate risks extend to all sectors of the economy, APRA noted in Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 ...

Michelle Baltazar awarded CEW leadership scholarship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... prestigious scholarship," Baltazar said. "The opportunity to study at MIT comes at the right time in my professional development. Technology is a disruptive and transformative force in contemporary business and society and through this scholarship, I ...

Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Companies managing and reporting on modern slavery risks should focus on looking beyond tier one suppliers and making sure that grievance mechanisms are available for use. UBS recently held a panel discussion with Kimberley Randal, CEO of FairSupply ...

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... according to a recent panel hosted by the Banksia Foundation. Representatives from industry bodies for sustainable development articulated the progress and the challenges at a virtual panel hosted by Banksia Foundation, but sometimes the stories around ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... - education, health, nutrition, and social and economic empowerment. Those companies map to six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - SDG3, good health and well-being, SDG4, quality education, SDG5 gender equality, SDG8, decent work and economic ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Greening the Financial System (NGFS), a group of central banks and supervisors who share practices and contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector. The recent joint statement from APRA and the RBA ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... and opportunity; manage portfolio risks and opportunities within their own portfolios; shape policy and framework development, and monitor and disclose targets. "Our role henceforth is two-fold - to start considering and identifying the companies that ...