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

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023 | NEWS

South Korean markets watchdog the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), has announced a taskforce to develop ESG fund disclosure standards. The framework will cover investment strategy and targets, relevance to ESG, manager capabilities and performance ...

Executive directors overwhelmingly male: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023 | NEWS

A little more than 11% of ASX300 C-Suite executives are women, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The latest AICD Gender Diversity Report has revealed that while the gender representation of non-executive ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023 | NEWS

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has recruited its new head of certification from the B Corp movement. Shalini Samuel joins RIAA as head of certification. She comes to the industry body from B Lab AANZ, where she was director ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023 | NEWS

What do sail-boat cargo ships, robots that can clean and repair boat hulls underwater, and floating photovoltaics with seaweed dangling underneath have in common? They represent just some of the many projects that could form a portfolio approach to ...

New Zealand regulator warns Vanguard for disclosure failure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023 | NEWS

New Zealand's market watchdog has pulled up Vanguard Investments for failing to officially inform them that ASIC had issued infringement notices relating to instances of greenwashing. The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko - ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023 | NEWS

Sustainable bond issuance globally has surpassed US$3 trillion, yet less than 1 percent of that amount is dedicated to bonds that empower women and girls as a priority objective. With gender lens investing gaining traction as part of overall sustainable ...

Activist investor launches Santos campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023 | NEWS

A London-based activist investor has called Santos' growth strategy "misguided, reckless and driven by fundamental misalignment between executive incentives and shareholder interests." Snowcap Research, which is an investor in Santos, has issued ...

ACCC investigating greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023 | NEWS

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating businesses over greenwashing claims, after an internet sweep determined that 57% of targeted businesses made "concerning" claims about environmental or sustainability practices. ...

More greenwashing investigations ahead: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023 | NEWS

The court case against Mercer superannuation for allegations of greenwashing is "just one of the investigations we have on foot," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "We will do what we need to do to make sure entities are not misleading the market" on greenwashing ...

ASIC takes Mercer to court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023 | NEWS

Mercer Super Trust is the first entity in Australia to face legal action for alleged greenwashing conduct. ASIC has launched court action against Mercer Superannuation (Australia), the trustee of the Mercer Super Trust, for allegedly making misleading ...

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UN pension chief joins Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The head of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is taking on a new role at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Podcast: Exploring emerging markets and sustainability

THE GREENER WAY | 6:56AM

Pablo Berrutti, senior portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors, discusses emerging market investment opportunities and their main growth drivers.

Carbon emission stabilisation 'reframes' investment climate risk: Emmi

MATTHEW WAI

Latest modelling from Emmi indicates carbon emissions may plateau within the next two years before gradually declining, signalling the first ever emission stabilisation outside of an economic crisis.

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The likes of Sally Field, Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda are calling on the SAG-Producers Pension Plan to dump its holdings in oil and gas companies.

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