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Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)

Finance Industry Groups
Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) is an initiative to create awareness and encourage action among Asia’s asset owners and financial institutions about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and low carbon investing.
Organisation
8 research items

Responsible investing and financial performance

Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)
The body of evidence continues to stack up – nationally and globally - showing that responsible investments typically achieve stronger risk-adjusted financial performance than their peers, consistently outperforming against benchmarks over short-term and long-term time frames. This fact sheet details the performance of Australian and New Zealand investment products, superannuation and impact investments.
Research
28 February 2021

Westpac

Commercial Organisations
Westpac is one of Australia's four largest banks and financial services providers and also operates in New Zealand. Westpac offers a range of consumer, business, institutional banking and wealth management services.
Organisation
2 research items

Financing sustainability: Asia Pacific embraces the ESG challenge

The Economist Intelligence Unit
Explores the drivers of sustainable finance growth in Asia Pacific and the factors constraining it. The analysis was determined through parallel surveys - one of investors and one of issuers. The research found that the biggest constraint for sustainable finance was a lack of bankable sustainable projects.
Research
26 February 2020

Financial Standard

Specialist News Services
Financial Standard is a media organisation focusing on providing trade news, investment analysis and education for finance industry professionals in Australia. They explore issues affecting various actors and professionals in the investment industry.
Organisation
1 research item

Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative

Other Industry / Sector Specific Groups & Sponsored Organisations
Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) is a research, education and outreach project focused within four Commonwealth countries: Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It examines the legal basis and obligations that directors and trustees have in response to climate change risk.
Organisation
9 research items

Directors' liability and climate risk: Comparative paper - Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom

Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
The report provides a high-level legal analysis of directors' duties that relate to climate risk in four major Commonwealth countries: Australia, Canada, South Africa and United Kingdom. It captures the evolving priorities of organisations and their need to provide greater transparency on climate risks.
Research
31 October 2019

Australia's welfare 2019: Data insights

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 14th biennial welfare report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, presents an overview of the welfare data landscape and explores selected welfare topics - including intergenerational disadvantage, income support, future of work, disability services, elder abuse and child wellbeing - in eight original articles.
Research
21 August 2019

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Government Organisations & Departments
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare produces authoritative statistics and information which is publicly accessible. The data is widely used by government, researchers, policymakers and the community to improve policies and services around Australia’s health and welfare.
Organisation
1 research item

Clean Energy Council

Issue Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
The Clean Energy Council is the peak body for the clean energy industry in Australia. It is a not-for-profit, membership-based organisation, that represents and works with Australia's leading renewable energy and energy storage businesses, as well as rooftop solar installers, to further the development of clean energy in Australia.
Organisation
1 research item

Tobacco Free Portfolios

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
Tobacco Free Portfolios is an organisation that aims to promote tobacco-free finance to support sustainability. It seeks to provide relevant information in support of the exclusion of tobacco stocks from investment portfolios. Working collaboratively with health and finance to end preventable deaths from tobacco.
Organisation
2 research items

A blueprint for mobilizing finance against slavery and trafficking

Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST)
The blueprint is the final report of the Liechtenstein Initiative Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. The report covers goals and implementation strategies to strengthen the role of the financial sector in the global effort to end modern slavery and human trafficking, and accelerate action in line with the 2030 Agenda.
Research
27 September 2019

The dialogue: The impact of climate change on mortality and retirement incomes in Australia

Institute of Actuaries of Australia
This report analyses climate change risks to Australians’ health and finances to understand the implications climate change poses to insurers, pension providers and policy-makers. Finding that bushfires, heatwaves and infectious illnesses pose risks to human health and finances resulting in higher mortality, lower superannuation balances and lower retirement incomes.
Research
30 September 2019

Fiduciary duty in the 21st century: Final report

United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
This is the final report from a four-year, multi-stakeholder/multi-jurisdiction research and engagement exercise. It demonstrates that environmental, social and governance integration is a component of investors' fiduciary duty. In order to fulfill this duty, regulators and policymakers must better understand fiduciaries’ needs and establish policies that support this approach.
Research
31 October 2019

Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018: Guidance for reporting entities

Australian Border Force
Australian Government guidance to entities reporting under the Modern Slavery Act 2018. The guidance provides information on what is modern slavery, how it might impact on reporting entities, what obligations entities have under the Act, and how to report against mandatory criteria using case studies as illustrations.
Research
30 September 2019

Institute of Actuaries of Australia

Finance Industry Groups
Institute of Actuaries of Australia (Actuaries Institute) is the professional body representing the actuarial profession in Australia. Actuaries Institute provides education programs, practitioner membership, industry standards and guidelines, professional development and events.
Organisation
2 research items
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