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ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... policy report that ESG ratings suffer from "considerable shortcomings" in relation to consistency, comparability, data quality and methodology transparency. Addressing the criticism, Michelle Cameron, senior executive, Morningstar Sustainalytics said ...

Firms on back foot: Warning on reporting delays

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... 2024 Sustainability Action Report, 98% of executives saw progress towards sustainability goals in the past year. Data quality is a top challenge for 57% of large companies, particularly on Scope 3 emissions reporting. Just 15% of companies disclose Scope ...

Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... market. "There is ample room for improvement, and we strongly encourage product issuers and their advisers to focus on the quality of disclosures and the data underpinning them," O'Rourke said. "Sustainability-related information, like any other, should ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Measures) Bill 2024 aligns with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). It requires science-based, high-quality, substantiated, and comparable reporting across governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics. Entities must disclose ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... targets as aviation continues to be a difficult sector to decarbonise," he said. "Importantly, the fund will help to scale quality, nature-based carbon credits in the Australian market with social and economic benefits for local communities." Also commenting ...

S&P Global gains top sustainability expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... industry consolidation was also very appealing, beyond exciting as the competition to provide robust, credible and high-quality data alongside consultative customer services accelerates. " Lucchese added that responsible investment third-party data providers ...

Energy asset owners hungry for cover

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... vagaries of the resource they are capturing - a solar farm relies on irradiation from the sun, a wind farm relies on good quality wind," Humphries said. "They do present a number of quite particular insurance risks - from natural catastrophe exposures... ...

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... to provide "innovative housing investment opportunities" for investment partners and "increase the supply of new, high-quality homes" to the many Australians struggling to rent or buy. Assemble, acting on behalf of its capital partners, will endeavour ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG-related risks and opportunities are highly likely to affect members retirement savings or investment returns. The quality of ESG integration is a key consideration in Cbus' selection, appointment, and ongoing monitoring of investment managers and ...

Responsible investing pro moves company-side

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... White told FS Sustainability: "Telix is dedicated to helping people with cancer and rare diseases live longer, better quality lives, and I am happy that I can play a part in working towards that purpose. "The role itself will be varied and challenging ...