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Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance, the Australian initiative does not have explicit government backing. However, Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member of APRA, Executive Committee member of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and chair of the ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
A joint guidance statement by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (AuASB) on the integration of climate change-related risks into financial statement materiality considerations has intensified the ...

GRI marks 20th anniversary of first draft guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... disclosures must become the new normal and integrated into the global economy." In 2015, the GRI's Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) announced that the voluntary G4 guidelines would transition into what is now the GRI Standards by the end ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... said. "It is critical to us that what we measure is material to the business. It's something that the management teams and board are paying attention to as core to the business. We would think of impact management as being part of the investment cycle." ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... corporate leadership, spread across large caps to mid and small caps. Over 60% of ESG engagement meeting attendees were chairs, board directors and executives, Ausbil said. Climate change is a key issue for engagement, said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, head ...

Right Seat, Right Table, a guide for aspiring board members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... boardroom." It's an extension of the work that Paul does with the Future Directors Institute, which trains people for their first board positions. "It's just a culmination of the last couple of years with Future Directors," Smith said. "We've been helping ...

ACSI updates gender diversity policy to apply to ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... seeking re-election. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI implemented a gender diversity target for women to occupy 30% per cent of board positions in listed Australian companies, and in 2017,implemented a policy of recommending a vote at company annual general ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Mutual Bank operates under a distinctive social responsibility, with standards and practices that have been adopted by the board and senior management," said Steve James, CEO, Teachers Mutual Bank. "We're seen by our 230,000 members as being an ethical ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
Almost a quarter of Australian corporate executives say "having a positive societal impact as the most important measure in evaluating their annual performance," according to global research by Deloitte. Robert Hillard, chief strategy and innovation ...

IOSCO releases statement on ESG-related disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... a particular issuer." IOSCO name-checked a variety of voluntary disclosure frameworks, including the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), CDP, the Global Reporting Initiative and Integrated Reporting ...