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Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... phase marks an important first step." TTEG will consist of 25 senior leaders that have been endorsed by the Australian Council of Financial Regulators' Climate Working Group. TTEG will provide strategic direction over, input into and endorsement of an ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... contribution to the Yes campaign. Both the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) support the Voice. ESG and social impact Companies that support the Voice do so because ...

Climate resilience needed to dodge $442b VIC loss by 2100

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... impact will be about $40 billion by 2040. Without action, it will grow ten times by 2100. This comes as the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) this month put out a report outlining recommendations for federal and state governments to invest in resilience ...

Untapped talent: Australia missing out on $50b in GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... over $50 billion to its GDP by 2050 if it tapped into this talent pool, according to new research from the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Australian Network on Disability (AND). The report on improving employment for the 1 in 6 Australians ...

Charter Hall sets records for sustainable office portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Performance rated office buildings, with 10 assets achieving the highest possible rating. Led by the Green Building Council of Australia, Green Star is a rating tool for buildings, fitouts and community design and construction that rewards projects which ...

CEO pay falls in 2022, but 2023 the next test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Average take-home pay for ASX100 CEOs in 2022 fell to their lowest level in nine years, but the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) warns that the next test for boards will be remuneration based on 2023 performance. ACSI has released ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... must be experienced, knowledgeable and independent of the company they are auditing, the paper said. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), and the Responsible Investment Association ...

Amid economic uncertainty, "overlooked" co-ops and mutuals thrive

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... greatest number being in the financial services sector, a new report has found. A report published by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) has found earnings across the top 100 CMEs grew at an average annual rate of 27.1%. Co-operative ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... roles. He is a non-executive director on the Cleaning Accountability Framework (CAF) Board, is a member of the Property Council of Australia National Sustainability Roundtable and has participated in various working groups such as the Green Building ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... aligned. The MDBs involved include the World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank (EIB), Inter-American ...