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Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... affect every business... the costs will be passed down to SMEs and consumers." Dugald Higgins, head of responsible investment and sustainability at Zenith Partners, said not enough businesses are aware of the implications around Scope 3. "Scope 3 reporting ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... strengthening the administration of the act through legislative reform. First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner noted that the report highlighted that the call to lower the reporting threshold from $100 million in annual ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... active ownership helped drive positive changes in corporate behaviour. Aviva Investors has released its Responsible Investment Review and a new report detailing progress on its Climate Engagement Escalation Programme and what action should be taken when ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Muslims with Islamic-compliant banking services for the first time." Last November, Hejaz announced that the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has certified four of its funds. The Responsible Investment Certification Program applies ...

RIAA launches armed conflict toolkit for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... of the risks, responsibilities and legal obligations that occur in relation to armed conflicts, with the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) launching a toolkit to help investors engage on the issue. RIAA launched the armed conflict ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery urging investors to stay engaged. Speaking at the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) RI Australia 23 conference in Melbourne, Tomoya Obokata, special rapporteur on contemporary ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG professionals across the entire investment sector is abating, according to Kaizen Recruitment's ESG/Responsible Investment Professionals Financial Services Salary Guide 2023. Simon Gvalda, ESG recruitment specialist at Kaizen, said demand for specialised ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... establishment of the new authority. This comes as FS Sustainability reported this week that energy heads and responsible investment experts called on the establishment of such an authority to ensure that no workers would be left behind and that companies ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the pace of the transition." "If it's not done well, there will be consequences," Ros McKay, head of responsible investment at Cbus Super added. Companies need to take practical steps to ensure that workers are reskilled into well-paying equivalent ...