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PRI augments Australian team with hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... and joins us from National Australia Bank where she wrote about sustainable finance for its corporate and institutional business. Thieberger is based in Melbourne. Satoko Asai joins PRI as relationship manger, Australia and New Zealand. She comes to ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
The momentum to address climate change has built, but regulatory, methodological and investor climate action remain challenges in financial markets, according to ISS ESG. Financial market participants including investors are still working to find appropriate ...

NSW Land Registry Services in $300m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... to the SLL principles, which requires that when KPIs and targets reflect the material sustainability issues facing the business," Mathews said. "Multiple KPIs can be selected if they're a reflection of the material sustainability issues." Commonwealth ...

Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... management is a growing market, with established players across banking, capital markets and insurance pivoting parts of their business towards wealth management with the aim of capturing stable, recurring, and lucrative fees," Hicks said. "In Australia ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... that is again supporting the whole strategy. When we examine those KPIs, we want to see additional ambition against the business as usual." Australia is poised to become a strong global participant in sustainability linked finance, said Karine Delvallée ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... or government intervention, according to the recent Towards Board Gender Parity report by the University of Queensland Business School. "When the push for gender diversity on the ASX 200 began, there was a view that Australia did not offer the talent ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Fear animal welfare commitment. Forrest is challenging JBS to commit to the principle, which is applied to agri-food business Harvest Road and its beef processing company, Harvey Beef. Harvest Road is owned by Tattarang, the private investment group ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... leverage diversity and therefore organisations are not getting those enhanced benefits," Gould said. Gender pay gaps pose a business risk. The study concludes that executive men more than women can hit at company returns. If a male executive is paid ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but climate clarity needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... trend, the targets are getting better, and companies are doing more of that materiality analyses and linking it to their business to some degree." What is necessary to demonstrate commitment and progress towards accomplishing targets linked ot the SDGs ...

Cultural factors influence ESG approaches: Morgan Stanley Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... world later. "The current focus on modern slavery - we see that as an extension of a general focus on labour within the business context." When speaking with Australian investors about fossil fuels, there are questions about global energy transition ...