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IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... ratchet up." IFM Investors is producing a report based on the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines this year. IFM Investors announced the individual emissions reduction targets for these assets last year. The targets range ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... because social distancing is impossible, and an increased risk of infection as employers are struggling to follow WHO guidelines," said Joe Sutcliffe, senior advisor - dignified work at CARE International UK, based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. "They are ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... "Many organisations are moving to hybrid AGMS, some will need to digitise even further, in terms of not just governance guidelines, but also in their duty of care to staff and shareholders and stakeholders," she said. "The company secretary has a key ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and is aligning its reporting with the guidelines, Cowling said. In the 2019 TCFD statement, Cromwell noted that it considers climate risks and impacts over the short term - ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Council's Principles and Recommendations. "We are one of the key drafting leads for the ASX Corporate Principles and Guidelines, and when a new revision came out in Feb 2019... one of the strengthened recommendations in the edition was reporting against ...

Investing for positive environment impact, financial return: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... infrastructure sector, there is a growth in uptake of the Task force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standard, and Myatt noted that as many companies in the portfolio ...

Frasers Property Australia establishes Sustainable Finance Framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... has been properly prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the relevant international principles and guidelines. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Barclays Bank PLC and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) Limited acted ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... initiatives like the [Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures] TCFD before they become compulsory." The TCFD guidelines are voluntary and not compulsory in Australia. However, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Australian ...

TCorp issues record-breaking $1.8bn Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Framework is aligned to the UN SDGs, 2018 ICMA Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles and Sustainability Bond Guidelines. The Sustainability Bond Framework also supports the NSW government environmental and social policies, strategies and goals ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and is working towards aligning its reporting with the guidelines, Cowling said. "I've been working quite closely with external consultants," Cowling said. "The four categories are simple to ...