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Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... 2022-23. Flexible, hybrid and remote working has risen by 2.3 percentage points to 42.5% for the same period. Employers who conduct gender pay gap analyses, set targets and implement a formal policy or strategy on flexible work have higher rates of women ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... not actively managed but rather held in index funds. However, the Swiss National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct (NCP) said a link "cannot be excluded." A confidential dialogue between the parties is now set to begin. This complaint follows ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
An iconic Aussie music festival is the first entity to invest in a new offering that kills two birds with one stone, as companies start understanding the link between carbon and nature. Asia-Pacific carbon offsets provider Tasman Environmental Markets ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's sunny shores and super fund prowess beckon a London-based ESG pro, as other sustainability whizzes switch roles. After nine years, Michael Hamblett has been snatched from Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC, a global financial services ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... have proposed reducing the immunity period to 12 months, limiting it to loss and damage actions arising from misleading conduct. A prominent climate-focused law firm has called a three-year moratorium "unparalleled, and unjustified, corporate overreach ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... stewardship, reflects my interest in being a change agent - helping businesses shift to more sustainable and responsible conduct." Lucchese left U Ethical in December 2022 after three years of overseeing the integration of ESG data and climate risk analytics ...

Super fund moves: Aware Super, AustralianSuper, Mine Super and Cbus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Aware Super has recruited a senior analyst to join the $180 billion super fund's responsible investment team. Reporting to the stewardship manager Louise Bradshaw, Satoko Asai will contribute to developing and implementing Aware Super's stewardship ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Mercer to the Federal Court in early 2023 when it alleged that it made false and misleading statements and engaged in conduct that could mislead the public. A hearing held on 7 December 2023 saw ASIC urge the court to approve the total penalty of $11.3 ...

Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest managers of retirement savings in the world, has dumped the ESG index it had been using for its passive investments in previous years. In March, the fund said it has decided to change ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD). The TISFD framework will be aligned with international codes of conduct, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and ...