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RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Australia agrees with Dr Lowe that without these standards, Australia will fall behind what global investors expect from business disclosures. It's time for action." The ISSB 's comment period for the draft standards finished at the end of July. ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The board of UniSuper has imposed a cap on fossil fuel exposure of 7% and has divested from companies that generate more than 10% of revenue from the extraction and production of thermal coal. UniSuper has issued its fifth annual climate risk report ...

BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... businesses." solarZero is the first residential solar and battery investment made by BlackRock's Climate Infrastructure business in the Asia-Pacific region. The solarZero system is monitored, managed, and connected as a virtual power plant (VPP) - a ...

Integrating ESG central to C-Suite considerations: Mazars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Integrating ESG considerations is central to future-proofing long-term value creation in business, according to Asia Pacific-based C-Suite leaders. Audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars has released C-suite barometer: Time for action, which surveyed 1,000 ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... speech at the Risk Management Association Australia CRO Conference. "The complex interactions between climate risks and business activities present genuine challenges for risk management, as does the extended time horizon over which climate risks may ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Lock the Gate Alliance national coordinator Carmel Flint. "It has also led to efforts by companies with climate wrecking business models to downplay their contribution to polluting emissions with spin. It's what we're seeing here in this case with Glencore. ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... a baseline, Janus Henderson doesn't invest in companies that are not compliant with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights or non-compliant with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and they avoid investing in companies ...

Clear link between ESG performance and shareholder return: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Federated Hermes believes that integrating sustainability in general is not just about avoiding risks, it is about finding business opportunities. "We stand by the belief that sustainability requires a long-term focus and can deliver the opportunity ...

Podcast: Finding solutions to meet Net Zero 2050 with Viola Lutz

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... a variety of weapons to get to net zero. Lutz joined ISS in 2017, following its acquisition of the financial industry business of South Pole Group, where she was a member of the team that developed the world's largest database of company-level climate ...

Sustainable packaging sector set to grow: Nanuk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... companies, which represents "solid" future growth. Ther are companies whose current valuations do not reflect the positive business outlook. Nanuk has a holding in a position in U.S.-based corrugated packaging company WestRock, America's second largest ...