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Go digital for ESG, financial reporting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Shifting to digital reporting and away from paper-based financial disclosure would make ESG data more reliable, transparent and easier on business, according to a report by Deloitte. Deloitte recently authored a report, Embracing the power of digital ...

How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Investors and asset managers are now focused on achieving low carbon intensity - yet analysis finds that low carbon intensity does not necessarily produce alignment with climate goals and can hide efforts needed to decarbonise companies in the real ...

Men receiving higher salary increases than women: ADP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Women's salary increases are failing to keep up with men's, with this trend expected to continue into the year ahead. Australian pay rises in the past 12 months averaged 5.7% for men, compared to only 4.4% for women. In the next 12 months, men expect ...

Australian Ethical crowned most sustainable

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Investment management company Australian Ethical has been identified as the asset manager most committed to sustainability. Morningstar's ESG Commitment Level Landscape report assessed 108 asset managers worldwide. Just eight were identified as in the ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... ACCUs to abate public service carbon emissions. The Department Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water released the ACCU Review discussion paper and raised this issue in the paper. The paper recommends that responsibility for Australian government ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Businesses and investors are balancing how to set and communicate ambitious net zero targets decarbonisation without greenwashing or greenhushing, and getting that correct is a challenge. Regulators around the world have been cracking down on greenhushing ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
A carbon tax where cash proceeds are redirected back into the Australian economy would help Australia achieve its emissions reductions goals, and also provide economic benefits. New research to be published in September's issue of the Journal of Cleaner ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financial institutions, central banks, regulators and governments underestimate the economic damages of climate change because they don't consider climate tipping points. Methodologies that guide the finance world should be corrected as a matter ...

Demystifying ACCUs: What are carbon credits and how do they work? - Gary Wyatt

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Carbon Credit Units have somewhat been in the firing line recently with the independent Chubb review recommending changes to improve transparency and confidence in the scheme. In this podcast, senior journalist Rose Mary Petrass speaks with ...

ACCC publishes greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has outlined eight principles designed to combat greenwashing by businesses and protect consumers. The ACCC has published a draft guidance to address "concerning conduct" based on a recent greenwashing ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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