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Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... seven industries around the world. The majority - 69% - told EY that they believe they will achieve gender parity on their board within the next 25 years. But the EY report cited data from the World Economic Forum (WEF) finding that "women are only 28% ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... think for a lot of entities, it's a resourcing or an ownership issue," Rolfe said. "The information from management to the board isn't being packaged as, ok, let's talk about ESG risk, so this becomes a problem of articulation." Rolfe also noted that ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... state government will fund a program to pilot social impact bonds (SIBs). Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia As part of the 2016/2017 Victorian budget, the Andrews Labor government ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... mirror to investor traction. Sustainability as expressed through these goals highlight a real ambition, it's there at the board table, there in the investment committee, and it does exercise the minds of senior executives and trustee directors." Meanwhile ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Conduct risk in the financial services sector is issue that investors must take into consideration for direct impacts such as fines, but also indirect impacts such as management distraction and staff retention, according to research from Ausbil Investment ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... responsible owner of capital and assets,and it's actually deeply embedded in our culture and it's really driven from the trustee board down and throughout the organisation," Emslie said. " It all starts with our goal to maximise members' retirement outcomes. ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the financial regulators are looking at his more closely and the Climate Disclosure Taskforce of the financial stability board are saying the same things - companies need to disclose this to investors and regulator who are getting more and more nervous ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... investments project begun by the fund in December 2014. In the first phase, the fund analysed member concerns and presented the board in February 2015 with a concept paper on climate change issues and the potential implications for VicSuper's investments. ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... tranche is a Class A2-G note backed by solar PV receivables and is Climate Bond Certified by the Climate Bonds Standard Board based in London. It is the first ever transaction of its type in Australia. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) invested ...

GRI releases drafts for first six GRI Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... set of six GRI Standards and have opened up a 90-day comment period for feedback to the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the independent standard-setting body for the standards. GRI Standards will include the main concepts and relevant disclosures ...