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Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... said that the ethical investor would vote against chair Ryan Stokes at this year's AGM and would also vote against the executive remuneration report. "It is vital that we do see that alignment to the Paris Agreement," Fraser said. "We are working to ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... culturally sensitive sites, investors should engage with traditional owners as if they were legal owners, Janice Morris, fund executive director of Impact Investment Partners said. In protecting sacred cultural sites "we've got to have more foresight," ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... particularly considering the prevailing perception that ESG is non-financial. Education and engagement should start at the executive level to drive change within companies. Companies need to understand the "why" before the "how". "The way forward is ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... on the ground say more work needs to be done to support workers, their families, and the community. Estelle Parker, executive manager at the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), said that communities on the frontline face the biggest ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... majority of interactions being labelled as "productive". 54% of directors say someone on their board other than the chief executive engaged with shareholders over the past year, with 87% saying the discussion was productive. Meanwhile, directors feel ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... certification for all 27 core program assets. This is the first SLL in the Australian student accommodation sector, said CBA executive general manager for global institutional banking coverage Deborah Leerhsen. "With this SLL, Scape is embedding its ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... risk as well as reputational risk, all of which can negatively affect the value of a company, noted Estelle Parker, executive manager of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). There is no one, blanket definition of armed conflict ...

Property investor GPT joins advanced RAP cohort

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... non-Indigenous team members and leaders to support their anti-discrimination initiatives. Reconciliation Australia chief executive officer Karen Mundine commented: "I congratulate the GPT Group on its formal commitment to reconciliation, as it implements ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... data for the fourth quarter of 2023. First reports will have to be submitted by 31 January 2024. Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice-president for the EU's Economy that Works for People commented: "The EU needs the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ...

UniSuper, pension funds buy forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... bring together like-minded, long-term partners to support the future of forestry in Australia," said New Forests chief executive officer Mark Rogers. "We'll be looking at ways to add further value, harnessing the growth in the circular bioeconomy, carbon ...