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ESG managed accounts hit $16 bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
BT Panorama reached a milestone in growth of its managed accounts, as funds under administration increased by 31% to $16 billion, and new ESG options were added. This calendar year the platform has launched new products including those managed by Vanguard ...

Member accuses UniSuper of greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... increasing road traffic, which increases climate and other pollution," the member said. "Road transport causes about 20% of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions. While other sectors, such as electricity generation, are reducing their emissions ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... circular economy standards for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation region. Canberra is setting up Environment Information Australia to streamline education for the private sector. The resource will provide a "national accounting" system of environmental ...

ASIC consults on guidance for carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate regulator will update guidance for carbon market participants in relation to the Australian financial services (AFS) licensing requirements. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) proposed an overhaul of its regulatory ...

Podcast: Timber talks - Cultivating natural capital with Sarah Clawson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Forest's newly opened office in Africa; she discusses the firm's global approach and regional differences across Australia and New Zealand, Asia, the US, and Africa. Listen here.

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 2024 conference said. Indigenous communities have largely been left behind when it comes to economic development in Australia, and excluded from wealth creation opportunities as well as infrastructure, education, and healthcare. But the area is beginning ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... "Our goal is to influence the ISSB standard and shape how they evolve, and to inform the mandatory reporting regime in Australia and other jurisdictions around the world." But there are still significant knowledge gaps when it comes to nature and biodiversity. ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Jolene Elberth, corporate campaigns program manager at the Australian Conservation Foundation; Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia & New Zealand research at ISS STOXX; and Amy D'Eugenio, sustainability director at the responsibility office of Federated ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Following the ramping up of focus on gender, racial and ethnic, and LGBTQI+ inclusion in organisations, disability inclusion has emerged as the missing puzzle piece in the campaign for better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There are 4.4 million ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Corporate watchdog chair Joe Longo has underlined the regulator's hardline approach and said compliance leads to more profitability. Responsible investors must ensure their products are true-to-label in order to avoid greenwashing, the Australian ...