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Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... product labelling, themes that are tightly correlated with concerns over greenwashing and calls for greater clarity and transparency from sustainable financial products. "These discussions are a healthy part of an industry maturing, but with that come ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... welcomed, with fixed income managers pointing to increased Australian dollar-denominated green bond supply and enhanced transparency as positive future developments. Last week, the government announced the program, saying it would enable "investors to ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... supply chain. In the UK, a recently concluded review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 made recommendations to strengthen transparency in the supply chain. In Australia, the Modern Slavery Act that came into effect this year compels companies turning over ...

140 years to gender parity in finance: OMFIF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... programmes, or policies to ensure equal pay. The report calls for more transparent hiring processes, diversity data transparency, and mentorship programmes to overcome the barriers of the "childcare tax" and cultural biases. The "childcare tax" refers ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... criteria speak to precisely what is required to make it effective," she said. "What you're really looking for is transparency and legitimacy. It needs to be rights-informed and the way you go about setting up a good grievance mechanism is that you ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement ...

CEFC invests $80m in private equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolios, setting new standards for abatement at the company level while lifting investor confidence via enhanced transparency and disclosure. Lonergan noted that middle market companies account for a significant portion of Australia's economy as well ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... "beyond excited" to join RIAA. "RIAA Certification tests financial products and services for their accountability and transparency against claims made," she said. "In the current climate, the program is better positioned than ever before to raise the ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... qualify as an Orange Bond and contributes to the OBI, Shahnaz said. The Orange Bond Principles are designed to provide transparency, verification and standardization on gender-related bond issuance, serving as a means of combatting greenwashing, Shahnaz ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the width of ecological corridors for koalas to migrate through as an area where Lendlease had not provided enough transparency. The Office of Chief Scientist and Engineer (OCSE) had provided guidance that corridors had to have an average size of 390-425 ...