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Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... and risk. Carter noted that digitalisation sits alongside of other trends such as urbanisation, globalisation, climate change, and resource security and as such, digitalisation must now become sustainable. The implications of digitalisation extend from ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... rates us more efficiently, which sees our ratings go up, which then underpins investor confidence." Cowling cited climate change and the impacts of the Modern Slavery Act as key issues pushing Cromwell's reporting and disclosures. Cromwell and 14 other ...

Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... events. He shares insights into how the global conversation is changing around how to deal with the impacts of climate change. Q: What drove your interest in working around the climate change space? A: I have spent most of my career working on extreme ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has launched its 2030 ESG strategy for its real estate business, addressing climate change, waste, biodiversity, social impact, accessibility and supply chain sustainability. Chris Nunn, head of sustainability, real estate, at AMP Capital ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... economic cycles may not be disqualifying. "Given the macro environment companies are operating under, the risks of climate change, and the pace of societal preference change, all this drives you to believe that ESG issues are important today and are ...

First State Super on Climate Action 100+, engagement, and fund strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... long-term returns for our members. So for us, it's important to be a part of collaborative initiatives relating to climate change to effect lasting change and protect the best interests of our members." McDonald calls the work "intensive." "There are ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... potentially integrate ESG data into three equity strategies - high conviction, enhanced passive and a thematic climate change approach. Sustainalytics identifies modern slavery as one of the big thematics in the Australian market, saying "Australia has ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... member of NGFS. "There is increasing recognition by central banks of the growing structural and systemic risks that climate change poses to the financial system and the need for coordinated action," said Prashant Vaze, head of policy and government ...

Market Forces lodges shareholder resolutions with Westpac, NAB, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... banks to reduce lending and exposure to fossil fuel companies consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Climate-related resolutions have been filed with Australia's big four banks in previous years, but the goals ofhte resolutions ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... management," according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader ASIC this week released Director and officer oversight of non financial risk, published by the Corporate ...