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Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... stakeholders, global developments, and evolving regulations are increasingly shaping the imperative for Australian companies to conduct thorough human rights due diligence. Under the UN Guiding Principals businesses are expected to uphold human rights ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors worldwide face a moment of truth for their commitment to improving ESG. Over 4000 investors and managers representing US$120 trillion in assets under management have now signed on to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... while purporting otherwise to members. The markets regulator has commenced civil penalty proceedings alleging "misleading conduct and misrepresentations to the market relating to claims it was an ethical and responsible superannuation fund." "Active ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... which was rejected by Justice Murphy in July 2021. The court at that time permitted the claim in misleading or deceptive conduct to proceed, and according to Equity Generation's website, "the decision sets out details of the applicant's claim ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... announced it is taking Vanguard to federal court, alleging Vanguard "made false and misleading statements and engaged in conduct liable to mislead the public in representing that all securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financial institutions, central banks, regulators and governments underestimate the economic damages of climate change because they don't consider climate tipping points. Methodologies that guide the finance world should be corrected as a matter ...

ASIC takes Vanguard to court over further greenwashing claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... lodged civil penalty proceedings in federal court, alleging Vanguard "made false and misleading statements and engaged in conduct liable to mislead the public in representing that all securities in the Vanguard Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Australia has one of the lowest employment rates for people with disability in the OECD and could add 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 ...

Schneider: Digitalisation key to dodging energy shocks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... a new survey from Schneider Electric. The company commissioned independent strategic research consultancy Pollinate to conduct a survey of more than 500 organisations as part of a longitudinal study investigating corporate Australia's position on ...

ACCC publishes greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... combat greenwashing by businesses and protect consumers. The ACCC has published a draft guidance to address "concerning conduct" based on a recent greenwashing internet sweep, which found 57% of businesses reviewed were making potentially misleading ...