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China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... explores the potential for protection being incorporated into green bond standard, and for development of a biodiversity impact index. China was one of the first countries to sign on to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and has a goal of 30% ecosystem ...

How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... between a "green" or a "greener" portfolio when transitioning from a standard holding of European equities, to a climate index. A new whitepaper from ISS LiquidMetrix and STOXX analyses trading costs to transition a portfolio from "brown" to "green". ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... statements in the application of its negative screening for carbon emissions. The firm claimed its NT World Green Transition Index Fund excluded companies that "derive 5% or more of their total annual revenues (either reported or estimated) from thermal ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the risks of greenwashing stretch psat the reputational and into the legal and financial. "We know from our recent Ethics Index that accountability, transparency and misleading and deceptive advertising are the top three concerns for Australians when ...

GRI and EFRAG partner on Interoperability Index

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index aims to offer guidance on technical implementation of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and reduce the reporting burden on companies. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the European Financial ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... encourages and reinforces ambitious government action. The ACCR research recommended that investors should use the CPA-Zicklin Index, the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying, and the Climate Policy Engagement Indicator of the CA100+ Net Zero ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Alignment Solution. ISS STOXX is the result of a recent merger between Institutional Shareholder Services and the Qontigo index business. In June the European Commission approved EU Taxonomy criteria for sustainable use and protection of water and marine ...

ASIC considering wider lens for greenwashing focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... liable to mislead the public in representing that all securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund (Hedged) (Fund) were screened against certain ESG criteria." Allegations against Mercer Super relate to seven 'Sustainable ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... lack of global standards and definitions around climate and transition, noted Tony Campos, head of sustainable investment, Index Investments Group at FTSE Russell. To help answer that challenge, FTSE Russell has partnered with the Transition Pathway ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... indices, but Balkrishna said it has performed strongly in comparison to other impact strategies. "We have been behind the index," he said. "The major reason for that is that if you look at the non-impact part of the index, we're looking at a small ...