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Monetary Authority of Singapore hires chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... She holds a PhD from the University of Sydney in social indicators for global supply chain analysis and a Masters in business strategy, politics and environment, and was recently named as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Pioneer for the ...

ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... increasing ESG reporting and transparency, driven by investors and regulators. "ESG issues have risen sharply up the business priority list since the pandemic began, along with the importance of corporate purpose," said KPMG Australia CEO Andrew Yates. ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Climate-related business and investment decisions are shifting from risk to capturing new opportunities, according to former APRA executive board member Geoff Summerhayes. Climate change is moving from an issue of a "hygiene factor" to a question of ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The international business of Federated Hermes has launched a high yield credit strategy that invests in securities that support a low carbon future. The Federated Hermes Climate Change High Yield Credit Strategy is seeded by and designed in partnership ...

SGX proposes mandatory TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... proposals today are aimed at helping our issuers meet these demands and to build their resilience to climate risks. "Some business sectors are more carbon intensive and hence climate risks affect them more significantly compared to others. These should ...

"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... participation in the workforce in Australia have taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. "These results are a wake-up call, for business leaders, for our political leaders and of course investors," Mostyn said. This year's survey extended beyond the ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... is having, and it's likely to have this built in going forward," Todorcevski said. "Frankly, I think it's good business and the right thing to do. Cement is one of the highest carbon emitters in the world, and my position is we want to take a ...

Merlon Capital hires sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Boutique Australian equity fund manager Merlon Capital Partners has hired Rebecca El-Khoury as sustainability manager. El-Khoury joined Merlon from TransGrid where she was a sustainability manager within the corporate strategy and sustainability team. ...

Asset consultants keep gates closed on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... closely, as well as the regulatory signals that we are seeing come through in all key markets," said Helga Birgden, global business leader, sustainable investment, Mercer. DWS said it is clear in its report that it differentiated between "ESG Integrated ...

Venture capital takes on impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Leap I are also investing in the second fund. "We had a number of founders in Giant Leap I who have built and exited business successfully and those types of investors are important because we can build the community around the founding teams to provide ...