Whitepapers

Biodiversity in 2023 and beyond - what should Australian businesses expect?

LOUISE CAMENZULI, PHOEBE WYNN-POPE, JULIA GREEN, KATE GILL-HERDMAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
The year 2022 ended on a high note for biodiversity at both a domestic and international level and 2023 continues building upon that momentum, with the elevation of biodiversity as a critical consideration in planning, development and economic decision ...

The importance of additionality in impact investing

MATT LAWTON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
In the world of impact investing, additionality helps to generate positive outcomes that may not otherwise occur without the value of engagement or capital investment.

The value in securing critical mineral supplies

STEFAN HANSEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
ESG forms an integral part of our process when looking at resource companies within our investment universe. Our in-depth analysis extends to ESG issues facing the global sector which can identify good investment opportunities at home.

The implications of Australia's new carbon emissions target for bond investors

DAVID MCNEILL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
In September, legally binding emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 were set by Australia's House of Representatives as part of a Climate Change Bill. This provides overarching legislation to implement Australia's net-zero commitments and codifies ...

Follow the leader

LOUISE PIFFAUT  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
Botched leadership handovers can severely impair company performance. To satisfy investors, boards need to take succession planning more seriously.

Cultivating culture

ANDREW DALE  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
Culture is how an organisation thinks, acts, and interacts. A good corporate culture drives superior business performance - it motivates and retains the most talented employees who ensure sustained strategy execution.

How smart approaches to decarbonisation can generate alpha

TRAVIS WHITMORE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
As climate science becomes more widely accepted, a growing number of countries around the world are introducing net-zero pledges. As a result, more institutional investors are making commitments to decarbonize their portfolios.

Is social the most important part of ESG investing?

CHRIS IGGO  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
Economics is a social science. It is the study of how people collectively manage scarce resources to generate goods and services that satisfy basic and other needs - and businesses are key building blocks of the economic and social ecosystem.

Measuring sustainability performance: comparing an SDG score with ESG ratings

JAN ANTON VAN ZANTEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
Investors are seeking more powerful tools to measure how sustainable companies are.

Why Australian corporations should act on biodiversity loss and management

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
Climate change and its impacts are increasingly on the radar of corporate boards as a risk that requires integration into short and long term ESG strategies. However, intrinsically related, and often overlooked, are the risks to corporations associated ...