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PRI, CFA Institute and GSIA agree to common RI definitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... former chair of GSIA and CEO of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), a member of GSIA. "We set out a few years ago to bring it these definitions even closer together, because we've been seeing how, in the context of global capital ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and New Zeleand research Vas Kolesnikoff. "We're recommending against big sign-ons and retentions," he said. "There were a few big sign-ons this year, and it's this simple - we know some shareholders say they don't like sign-ons, others say they don't ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... resources. Our current resources companies - or a lot of them - if we don't do anything, will not be competitive in the next few years internationally. "We need to work out how to decarbonize our exports and how we value add with all our abundant renewable ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Just one-third of corporate boards have a strong understanding of ESG risks affecting their companies, just a quarter report a robust sense of carbon emissions and even less of their company's climate risk or strategy. Half (51%) of directors say their ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... coordinates the activities of Climate Action 100+. "Although companies have decarbonization commitments with supporting targets, few are showing the pathway towards the transition. "We're still at the beginnings of addressing indirect emissions - Scope ...

What's exciting about water infrastructure?

TIM HUMPHREYS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
With drought forecast for the next few years, there is a lot to get excited about water supply. Water utilities are not well understood, yet they can make a compelling addition to a diversified essential infrastructure portfolio. A quality water utility ...

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 ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... risks of climate change and the investment opportunities. "A common thing that I've heard over and over again in the last few months from business has seen the importance of investor support, and invested interest in these issues for their particular ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... trillion by 2030. As AI is integrated across entire sectors, it presents systemic risks rather than localised challenges. Few Australian organisations have implemented systematic and structured governance frameworks around AI systems and there is little ...