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ESG product definitions a matter for legislation: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... leader, corporations Claire LaBouchardiere spoke at the recent Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference, saying that ASIC is taking note of how regulators in other definitions are addressing greenwashing and definitions of sustainable ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... all issues of concern for board members speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) annual conference. Future Fund board member and Transurban non-executive director Patricia Cross, South32 chair and non-executive director Karen ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The next UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November is expected to focus on implementing commitments made at last year's conference, with the role of countries like Australia as well as investors and business to become enhanced. In preparation ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... draft legislation is the fulfilment of a promise made by Labor during the campaign. In April during the annual RIAA conference, then- Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Stephen Jones said that if ...

Pause to YFYS rollout as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... fulfilment of an announcement made by Jones during the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference in April. In a speech to RIAA, Jones called out an "alarming anomaly, where the benchmark will essentially drive faith-based ...

UniSuper sustainability exec departs for Vanguard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... economy." UniSuper set a net zero target in 2020, and at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference earlier this year, Dixon explained why the fund set that target. "From UniSuper's perspective, one of the reasons ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... slavery and broader human rights considerations at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference. FS Sustainability was a media partner at the event. "As investors we're quite unique in that we are readers of modern slavery ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability and climate change Guy Williams, at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference. FS Sustainability was a media partner at the conference. "The architecture of the disclosure requirements is based on the ...

Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... ethical investing. Jones spoke to the audience at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference on topics relating to ESG and responsible investing, including removing regulatory barriers. FS Sustainability is a media partner ...

Net zero targets shift investments, narrative for funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... targets and how they are implementing those targets at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference. FS Sustainability is a media partner to the conference. "From UniSuper's perspective, one of the reasons why we put in ...