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Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... fastest growing superfund in 2016, growing by 37% in assets under management and 24% by member growth, according to a report by KPMG. "People want their super to have purpose and impact as well as good financial performance," said Phil Vernon, Australian ...

Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... very close alignment to the university mission and goals." ACU consulted and used Sustainalytics as a second opinion and KPMG to provide assurance over the program and use of proceeds, Jenkins said. Part of the money will be used to refinance the six-star ...

Experts discuss impact of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... this week, organised by the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Sustainable Business Australia (SBA) and hosted by KPMG. Last month, Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member of APRA, said that the prudential regulator will emphasise to regulated ...

NAB launches social bond focusing on companies, gender equality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Bond (Gender Equality) portfolio are Lend Lease, Mirvac, Stockland, Monash University, Australian Catholic University, PwC, KPMG Australia, King & Wood Mallesons (Australia), Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Minter Ellison, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Ashurst ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... of the number of people who own their own cars, thanks to services such as Uber and GoGet. AMP Capital cites research from KPMG stating that "owning a car in the US today costs about US82 cents per mile travelled, on average, while the cost of a shared ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... management capabilities, as ranked by their employees. The CSR Top 10 in Australia are Abergeldie, Deloitte, Ebm-papst A&NZ, KPMG, NAB, PwC, South32, WaterAid, Westpac and Yarra Valley Water. The CSR Top 3 in New Zealand were Bank of New Zealand, Toyota ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) risks by ASX-listed companies is varied, with some companies not complying and coming up short. KPMG has analysed the disclosures of listed companies against the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... identifying and curbing aggressive tax planning and practices, as well as modernising the international tax systems, according to a KPMG briefing. Other countries have moved to increased transparency regimes, and are sharing tax information across taxation ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... degrees of pre-industrial levels," said Chi Woo Chi Woo, partner, advisory, climate change and sustainability services at KPMG Australia. "... [In order to meet those commitments] there is a huge amount of dependency on corporate success and buy-in to ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... investment (SROI) of their business activities and integrating those metrics and analysis into their business strategies. Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner Last week, Mirvac Group announced it developed a framework and tool to measure social return on ...