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Actuaries Institute challenges boards on skills gaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... management can become misaligned with the long term nature of the customer relationship, given the short term focus of incentives, Laughlin said. "Multiple changes are being made to the way that senior execs are paid," he said. "They're paid a lot ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... because each of the clauses recognises the critical role of central policy by government. Q: You have said that market incentives regarding climate transition are "fundamentally wrong" - what does that mean? A: There is a distinction between market inefficiencies ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... created by the debate around the carbon price, and thirdly, things that would give at least initially organisations the incentives to move and move reasonably quickly - within the next few years." The first pathway to ratchet up action in the industrial ...

EY names Oceania chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... three to five years, but the nuance of climate policy matters," Nelson said. "Is it a border tax, a trading scheme, an incentives based scheme? Based on those answers, the nature of the policy and the geography and assets they impact will vary significantly ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... accountability and oversight, a matrix to identify skills gaps, and approaches to integrate sustainability objectives into incentives and remuneration packages (of financial institutions and corporate entities)." There also needs to be more work to build ...

Brokers recognised for excellence in ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... on slavery for investors, by Zoe Whitton and Edward McKinnon, Citi. The best piece of ongoing ESG research was CEO incentives and analyst expectations, by Sameer Chopra et al., Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and the best ESG broking firm was Credit Suisse. ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Republicans in a highly divided Senate. "We believe the Biden administration's key challenge will be maximizing the incentives to scale advanced and knowledge-intensive renewable energy/closed-loop solutions while balancing social and economic considerations ...

Investors confident in Australian renewables sector: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... providing reliable and consistent energy generation. However, top challenges include instability and lack of clarity around incentives, regulatory complexity and grid access. MinterEllison also cautioned that while sentiment is strong, there has been ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... ask companies about how their strategies and targets are articulated through remuneration packages, to assure that incentives align with long term value creation. While BlackRock engages on this on a global basis, this is particularly carried out in ...

Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... buyer awareness about the environmental impact of delivery options and more options for greener delivery, government incentives for delivery companies to invest in green fleets, and increased use of data to optimise delivery routes, the potential to ...