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Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
With the publication of a landmark report into the physical impacts of climate change, company executives and directors must respond to the impending risks to business and supply chain. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... rate in a sustainability-linked interest rate swap are worked into the term sheet portion of the contract, whereby as a company meets the nominated sustainability targets, an interest rate repricing event is triggered, with the interest rate being lowered ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... a lack of an independent chair or board or resignations of key personnel. "If you add up the number of red flags in a company, if a company has six or more red flags, in the subsequent 12-month performance... you find that companies with six or more ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... that they should define their purpose, and how that purpose influences their actions on ESG. "Not only the purpose of the company, but also what they want to achieve when you break down the E the S and the G," she said. Carrel and Whelan explained that ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... uses ESG signals drawn from text mining of sustainability reports, regulatory filings, shareholder proposals and other company data. Signals range from the identification of physical and transition climate risks, discussions of employee well-being and ...

Investor consortium completes Tilt Renewables deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... announced in March, as reported by partner publication Financial Standard. Under the acquisition deal, New Zealand energy company Mercury NZ will acquire the assets while PowAR will acquire 100% of the shares. Aware Super announced it has significantly ...

Crescent Wealth announces new shareholder, board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... director changes as the head of one of Australia's largest privately owned companies takes a material shareholding in the company. Peregrine Corporation managing director Charlie Shahin has taken a stake in Crescent Wealth and will join the Crescent ...

Climate friendly super choice could halve emissions: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "value the fact that we're happy to advocate for the better world," McMurdo explained. "We're an investment management company. We're pro-growth, we're pro-jobs, we see a massive opportunity for Australia in terms of a better future, better Australia ...

Fostering equity, inclusion key to diversity gains: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... examining diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in companies. "We have a lot of conversations with companies, including company directors, over many, many years, and we were aware that there is an element of frustration regarding diversity, because they ...

ESG reporting rises, but companies lagging on climate, diversity: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... they found 12% of companies reporting emissions. Only 28% of companies have set net zero targets to decarbonise their company operations, and 32% are currently reporting their climate change risks using the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures ...