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Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... expertise in "asset-level classification of energy decarbonisation technologies and the development of sustainable finance standards," to support the development of the taxonomy but also the government's sovereign green bond framework. It is anticipated ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... costs. Investment is also needed in upskilling awareness and education around ethical products, including consistent standards around ethical product certification. The Australian Ethical Consumer Report, produced by McCrindle, found that more Australians ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... increasingly struggling to keep up with stakeholder expectations and regulatory risks regarding fast-moving and complex ESG standards and terminology. While most finance executives, lending and portfolio managers, are now regularly being assessed on ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... transition to a lower-carbon economy using a range of backward and forward-looking metrics. There is a lack of global standards and definitions around climate and transition, noted Tony Campos, head of sustainable investment, Index Investments Group ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... risk." T. Rowe Price also engages with companies beyond ESG grounds. While Balkrishna supports companies adopting ISSB standards 1 and 2 relating to sustainability and climate, his focus is on measuring impact. "ESG is about companies' footprint ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... commitments. The framework is with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles and CBI standards. Eligible asset categories include renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, clean transportation and sustainable ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... organisations "to make high quality, comparable and useful climate disclosures based on the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards" - a significantly greater level of detailed disclosures than current reporting practices, which ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and the rest vesting after three years. ISS considers that the sign-on bonus is "not consistent with good governance standards in the Australian market," and the amount is "excessive," when considered in combination with his FY 23 long term incentive ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... in conjunction with signatories. The framework will develop targeted guidance, tools, reporting, and accountability standards, "while fostering communities of shared practice," according to PRI CEO David Atkin. PRI has proposed two alternative models ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable finance taxonomy and recommends that Australia should develop "do no significant harm" criteria, including standards for respecting Indigenous rights and heritage. Although Indigenous economic empowerment is essential for self-determination ...