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Russell Investments introduces new ESG-focused ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... otherwise closed to new money or not immediately available to Australian investors. RGOS aims to out outperform its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Net Index, before costs and tax, with a fee of 0.95% per annum on assets under management. Russell ...

Investors fail to vote for climate despite pledges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... against investor expectations. More than six years after the launch of the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) Net Zero Company Benchmark Disclosure Framework, companies are on average only 40% aligned. CA 100+ is a collaborative investor group that engages ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... are selected and weighted based on alignment with certain environmental and biodiversity objectives. The performance benchmark looks to companies which cut ecosystem impact intensity, limit the proportion of ecosystem impact to significant land, align ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Invesco is the latest departure from the Climate Action 100+ network, as four major US banks leave climate benchmark group the Equator Principles. Insiders insist the news has been sensationalised by the media and that more firms are joining than are ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... managers are converging towards standardized and common frameworks, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a benchmark. In Asia, regulation is also moving fast towards sustainable finance, with local specificities in each country. ISSB standards ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... recovery across land, marine, and fresh water ecosystems. Kukuljan lauded the arrival of the laws and said they set a benchmark for global action. "Australia is key for biodiversity globally, accounting for 10% of global biodiversity and 85% of your ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has published a guide to support jurisdictional adoption of standards, as it searches for 150 experts to provide technical input on sustainability disclosures in financial reports. This comes as ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... requirements. Additionally, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance is currently consulting on its taxonomy-aligning benchmark (TAB) report, seeking feedback on the development and use of benchmarks. https://finance.ec.europa.eu/publications/draft-report-call-feedback-eu-taxonomy-aligning-benchmarks_en ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
An international independent global standards-setting board has released new standards on ethical considerations in sustainability reporting and assurance. Public consultation has opened on the two new exposure drafts, put forward by International Ethics ...

Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Electrifying the built environment in Australia could unlock $49 billion in energy savings between now and 2050 while avoiding 199mt of CO2 emissions, according to a report by the Property Council of Australia and the Green Building Council of Australia. ...