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RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... central banks and supervisors who share practices and contribute to the development of environment and climate risk management in the financial sector. APRA and RBA noted that because climate change affects the economy and the financial system, it is ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... businesses and investments. COP26 commitments as catalyst to private investment As COP26 was getting underway, Impax Asset Management head of policy and advocacy Chris Dodwell said credible pathways to net zero are critical to catalysing private finance. ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... climate transition and physical risk exposure of different sub-industries and aligns this with corporate climate risk management strategies. This proprietary framework is one of the key differentiating aspects of our Climate Transition suit of funds ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... renewable, recyclable materials." Increasing the sustainability of timber production and improving forestry and landscape management practices is critical in combatting climate change and creating nature-positive outcomes in the region. There is also ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... survey of 550 non-executive directors, CEOs and C-suite executives, company secretaries and senior governance or risk management professionals, as well as two working groups comprised of senior directors and industry leaders. More than two thirds (69%) ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... negotiators need to set out a credible pathway to net zero in order to catalyse private finance, according to Impax Asset Management. "We need greater ambition - you can't escape from that," said Impax head of policy and advocacy Chris Dodwell. "We ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... acceleration" for the Australian micro-cap space, making ESG a significant tailwind for the sector, according to Yarra Capital Management. Yarra Capital uses ESG analysis to help identify the companies that will create new value going forward, and portfolio ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... on Climate Change Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Financial disclosures need to assess governance, strategy, and risk management. Unlike climate change, for which there are such cross-sectoral metrics as "CO2 equivalent," there's no standard measurement ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... sentiment may be seen as ESG washing, or greenwashing," Lunn said. "In our view, quality ESG governance also requires management's remuneration and long-term incentives to be linked to the achievement of the organisation's ESG targets, no different to ...

"War for talent": ESG professionals in high demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... seeing strong demand for responsible investment and ESG roles across the market," Gvalda said. "Definitely across funds management, super, consulting, banks, asset consultants - they're all vying for talent at the moment, and even in the broader ...