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HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... executive levels. HESTA will also engage on issues related to job security, control, conditions, and fair pay. While the disclosure on these aspects varies among portfolio companies, HESTA welcomes the establishment of Australia's wellbeing framework. ...

US regulator adopts tighter rules for ESG fund names

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalized a rule that requires investment funds that identify as being sustainable or ESG to have at least 80% of their value in securities that correspond to the name. The changes to the so-called ...

Go digital for ESG, financial reporting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Shifting to digital reporting and away from paper-based financial disclosure would make ESG data more reliable, transparent and easier on business, according to a report by Deloitte. Deloitte recently authored a report, Embracing the power of digital ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Norway's $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund has updated its expectations to companies it invests in on climate, with demands for companies to move from target setting to transition planning. Norges Bank Investment Management has told all companies ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) today published its final recommendations on nature-related risk and disclosure, with companies expected to begin adopting the recommendations from as early as this week. In response to increasing pressure ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... backlash in the US, as well as regulatory enforcement actions, litigation, and the emergence of new ESG and sustainability disclosure standards, has led many investment funds to change their labels and no longer classify themselves as sustainability ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... freshwater and agriculture-driven deforestation. With the release of the TNFD recommendations, biodiversity and nature disclosure will still be voluntary. However, just as the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) became mandatory ...

Successful merger for social and inequality reporting framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... frameworks of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD), as well as other existing frameworks, standards, benchmarks and ratings. The taskforce will be governed by a ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... across various sectors to mitigate the escalating threats posed by physical climate risks. They also seek to improve disclosure of sovereign exposure to climate risks and opportunities in line with internationally recognised standards. If outcomes are ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... important step forward as part of a broader contextual shift. In the settlement, the Australian government provides better disclosure and commits to continued engagement with investors and other stakeholders on climate change risks."