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Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A review of 12 asset managers that Morningstar deems committed ESG has resulted in five receiving upgrades, while several retained their previous ratings. Morningstar has identified 97 firms globally that they deem as falling into an ESG Commitment ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Australia ranked as the sixth country in terms of climate policy developments in 2023, but experts are concerned that the country is "playing catch up". At the top of the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR)'s list was the US with 38 policy developments ...

ANZ sustainable fund flows buck global trend: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... billion at the end of November 202, US$100 million higher compared with the assets as of Sept. 30, 2023, Morningstar said. Australia and New Zealand, Asia ex-Japan and Europe bucked the global trend with positive inflows - globally, "sustainable funds ...

BlueScope receives funding for lower emissions project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
BlueScope Steel and LIBERTY Steel Australia have received a combined total of $200 million in grant funding from the federal government for projects that will lower emissions in steel production. The funding is drawn from the government's Powering the ...

Origin CFO retires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Origin is on the hunt for a new chief financial officer following the announcement of Lawrie Tremaine's retirement. Tremaine joined Origin as chief financial officer in mid-2017 and Origin cited Tremaine's role in the "successful repositioning, capital ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Reporting on nature-related corporate disclosures with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is now underway, with the first 320 companies and financial institutions now taking part. The first cohort of adopters are taking steps ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... been reporting this data for some years now, this is the first time the information will be made publicly available. In Australia, women's salary increases are failing to keep up with men. According to the WGEA, Australian women earn 87 cents for ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia and New Zealand, 11% in Europe, 10% in the UK and 9% across Asia and Japan. Balance sheet investors had the majority ...

Greg Combet to depart Net Zero Economy Agency for Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Net Zero Economy Agency (NZEA) chair Greg Combet is set to replace Peter Costello as chair of the Future Fund, commencing mid-year. At a press conference in Canberra, treasurer Jim Chalmers said the appointment of Combet, who only recently relinquished ...

Guide to identify and manage modern slavery for NSW entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Identification Tool GRS Model Tender Clauses GRS Model Contract Clauses GRS Public Register The framework aligns with Australia's National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-2025, and Australia's international human rights commitments. "This practical ...