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Paradice Investment Management appoint head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Paradice Investment Management has hired Nicholas Varcoe as head of ESG. Varcoe will work with the Paradice investment teams to "drive forward the integration of ESG factors, including climate change and modern slavery, in investment decision-making ...

The Sustainability Report relaunched as FS Sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... expect the industry to confidently integrate ESG principles into every dollar they manage," said Michelle Baltazar, executive director of media at Financial Standard. As part of the transition, FS Sustainability has also launched a new website, updated ...

AMMA names Lisa Ali to Board of Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Directors welcome Lisa Ali joining the Board of Australia's national resources and energy industry group," AMMA Chief Executive Steve Knott said. "Ms Ali brings an international perspective on people leadership, having worked in executive roles in ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... consider their industry to be moving fast enough to deliver the SDGs," said Kylie Porter, Global Compact Network Australia executive director. "Change will not happen through incremental improvements. The SDGs provide the framework for the level of ambition ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... resources. "Climate change poses a systemic risk to the jobs and growth of the Australian economy," said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of IGCC. "Ambitious, concerted and orderly emissions mitigation action across government and the private sector ...

CFA Institute developing disclosure standards for ESG products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... standards for investment products that have environmental, social and governance (ESG) features. Lisa Carroll, chief executive officer of the CFA Societies Australia The voluntary standard will primarily focus on disclosure requirements for investment ...

Women continue to see gains on ASX200 boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... boards, existing board members should look beyond traditional pools of candidates and focus on building the pipeline in executive and upper management. KPMG analysed the gender split on ASX201-299 companies and found that four primary sectors within ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... creating a sustainable future while creating policies related to the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery. Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director The 48 signatories to a letter coordinated by the UN Global Compact Network Australia (UN GCNA) called on Prime ...

Microfinance provider Grameen Australia hires Adam Mooney

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Global microfinance group Grameen Australia has hired microfinance veteran Adam Mooney as its CEO. Adam Mooney, CEO, Grameen Australia Grameen Australia is part of the global Grameen network, developed by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. In ...

ESG superannuation funds outperform in torrid year: Rainmaker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... heavily invested into services sectors, alternate energy, health and pharma and technology," said Alex Dunnin, Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance. "These are sectors that by and large have performed well during the FY. You can argue ...