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Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... certainly learn from overseas. The taxonomy needs to be credible and have impact in the immediate term." At the same investor roundtable in Brisbane, the government also announced it will provide an extra $4.3 million to crack down on greenwashing by ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh, and issues related to worker safety and human rights has become an issue to manage and ameliorate for companies and investor. Beyond worker safety concerns, modern slavery is still on the rise - last year, the International Labor Organisation ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... first half of 2023. The aim is to help create an ESG investment environment that meets global standards by resolving investor information asymmetry while preventing greenwashing and inducing responsible management. This comes as earlier in the week the ...

Amundi launches suite of Net Zero funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
European asset manager Amundi has launched a suite of Net Zero Ambition funds across multiple asset classes aimed at both institutional and retail investors. The goal of the Net Zero Ambition funds is to invest in companies "best to support the transition ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... 1.5°C, but it carries a price tag of nearly half a trillion dollars of investment between now and 2050. The Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) has released Decarbonising Australia: Accelerating our energy transition with a credible 1.5°C scenario ...

ASX 200 modern slavery disclosure lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
ASX200 companies are reporting modern slavery risks at a basic level, but only 8% of companies identified a modern slavery incident or allegation in the third year of reporting under the Modern Slavery Act, according to new research from the Australian ...

IGCC calls on government to boost Aussie green industry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... industries. Institutional investors, who collectively manage trillion of dollars, are poised to reap the rewards. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has released a white paper identifying green industry potential, based on analysis of five successful ...

Hong Kong stock exchange proposes climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has proposed mandatory climate-related disclosure for its listed companies. The exchange has published a consultation paper that proposes enhancement of climate-related disclosures under its environmental, social and ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has made its first foray into biofuels through a US investment. Quinbrook has acquired PurposeEnergy, an established US-based renewable fuels and biogas specialist that focuses on using waste ...

Reducing carbon emissions without affecting tracking error: Realindex

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Investors can achieve significant carbon reductions with low tracking error in global equities portfolios, according to research from Realindex Investments. The systematic equities manager recently analysed a basket of global equities indices from December ...