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Schneider: Digitalisation key to dodging energy shocks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... supports corporate sustainability, promotes decarbonisation and circularity, increases operational efficiency, reduces material waste, prolongs equipment lifetime, and enables better emissions monitoring and management."

Does ESG have a fiduciary problem?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... launch event, panellists said effective ESG integration means asset managers can incorporate the most meaningful and material information into the investment process. This includes ESG risks, as well as more traditional risk categories such as operational ...

CPA's putting the 'S' in ESG: How does Canada compare?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
When it comes to the role of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in social governance and community impact, Australia and Canada share similar contexts and have much to learn from each other. In Canada, as in Australia, many companies now view ESG as ...

Origin Energy acquires 5% stake in battery cleantech Allegro

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Origin Energy has acquired a 5% stake in ReNu Energy's battery cleantech investee company Allegro Energy for $4 million. The funding will support the cleantech's first Gigafactory as well as a staged development of a 60MWh pilot Redox Flow Battery (RFB) ...

Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... and how much energy companies consume is directly influencing economic performance. The index provides data around key material issues - climate change is one, global economy and factors like productivity, health expenditure per capita, energy intensity ...

Finance responds to new ISSB standards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... understand how all relevant ISSB standards, as they are developed, have been considered, addressed and reported on, where material, from the governance, strategy and risk perspectives with metrics in the performance section where material," it said. ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... recommended to set an engagement target of 70% or more for assets considered "aligned" or "under active management", such as material sectors in listed equities and corporate fixed income. Adoption of the guidance is voluntary, considering investor-specific ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Companies need to address their Scope 3 emissions and sustainability claims for greenwashing, ahead of new Safeguard Mechanism rules. With Safeguard Mechanism reforms set to come into effect on July 1 for the hard-to-abate sector of industrial emitters ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has identified climate change, biodiversity, social rights and ESG data quality as material issues that pose both financial materiality and impact materiality in their operations. Robeco has released its sustainability report ...