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Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... frameworks, building on the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures, and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) S1 and S2. Last week the ISSB announced it will commence work on nature-related reporting requirements, drawing ...

Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... CoreData found that the number one reason financial advisers find it hard to recommend ESG investments is the inconsistent standards, metrics and taxonomies in the industry. "This is something that we feel RIAA does a really good job on - bringing some ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... just don't be misleading about it. The performance of the product is a separate issue," Longo said. Climate disclosure standards are currently before parliament to enforce accurate reporting around sustainability-related activities. "While the shift ...

RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... investment at Colonial First State, said the label fulfils a need for transparency and is well-aligned with international standards. "There is a need for that wholeness of common language for the advisor to communicate with and offer a customer," Rana ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... investors navigate these risks and opportunities? Geopolitical risks require investors to look beyond narrowly defined ESG standards, Gareth Evans told the audience today at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia's (RIAA) 2024 Conference ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... markets, and we need to be ready to meet that change at every step of its development. To do that, we must maintain high standards of governance and disclosure," Longo said. "We understand that there will obviously be a period of transition as industry ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and advisory group members to back the laws. The IGCC calls on Canberra to legislate an International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)-aligned and high-quality reporting framework. The group said in a statement: "We recognise that the move towards ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... the UN Global Compact's Cities Program. Lucchese has been influential in the development of responsible investment standards and reporting frameworks, having advised the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) Technical Expert Groups ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... large companies and financial institutions are legally required need to meet the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) beginning this year. "The standards have a deep focus ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Lucchese has also held numerous board directorships addressing climate and ethics, including the UK Climate Disclosure Standards Board and Environmental Investment Organisation. As for U Ethical, Rachel Alembakis joined as stewardship manager in March. ...