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Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
One of the world's largest financial institutions now ties a whopping third of long-term bonuses to sustainability and social objectives for the first time, starting this year. The change was outlined in its latest non-financial report outlining progress ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) is bringing its Plastic Circularity Fund to Australia, following a first close last year with backing from the sovereign wealth fund of Monaco, among others. The LOIM Plastic Circularity Fund (Australia), a private ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Just 11% of Australia's top 200 listed companies comprehensively disclose sustainable sourcing practices in 2022, according to a new index created by supply chain experts. ASX 200 listed companies are not adequately reporting on the sustainability of ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... generated by an excluded activity, the Bloom Fund had to consider whether the company's engagement in the activity was material based on a qualitative assessment and there was discretion to still hold the asset; "If 33% or more of the company's revenue ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to allocate capital. "Markets need comparable, investment-grade data on sustainability to better integrate financially material sustainability risks into investment decisions," Basset said. She said the standards "will enable markets to function effectively ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A large percentage of family-owned business that expect "notable" future revenue growth are acting on ESG and sustainability strategies, linking embracing sustainability with long term success, according to research from Grant Thornton. According to ...

FS Sustainability opens final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... and diversity of professionals who are actively shaping the agenda and implementing the strategy on a wide variety of material environmental, social and corporate governance issues. "This year's nominees area diverse set of professionals from across ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... aluminium industry. "We buy aluminium from smelters locally and from overseas," he said. "The embodied carbon is in the material we procure. The amount of carbon in the pellet is determined by the energy source that is used to smelt it." Capral buys ...

Final text of EU ESG laws released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Social (S) and Governance (G) ratings. The regulations include a double-materiality element: ESG ratings should disclose material financial risks and material impact on the environment and society. The avoid misalignment between countries, the text emphases ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The Chinese stock exchange will mandate a "double materiality" approach to sustainability reporting, covering governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets. As the region celebrates the Lunar New Year, mainland China's three main stock ...