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Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... hurdle. A survey of 200 European financial market participants reveals the biggest challenge facing firms is coverage and quality issues with self-reported ESG data, which 63% of respondents saw as their biggest concern. 41% of firms saw constantly evolving ...

Business calls for 12-month climate reporting delay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... CEO Bran Black said the group was calling for a further delay on climate reporting to allow preparers enough time for quality and accurate reporting. The BCA says the commencement date should be 12 months from either the date legislation is proclaimed ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... function effectively, investors to allocate capital, and provide data and analytics providers with a consistent basis of quality data to build into tools like benchmarks." The firm "supports the work of ISSB and their efforts to drive adoption of their ...

New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... GHG emissions from peat oxidation," New Forests said. "Fires can also contribute to transboundary haze that reduces air quality in local communities and urban areas such as Bangkok. New Forests has established a local entity, Restore Nature (Thailand) ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... companies' sustainable development, guiding listed companies to practice the concept of sustainability, and promoting the high-quality development of listed companies," BSE said in a background statement to the guidelines. Guidelines on sustainability ...

UniSuper makes property allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... forecast end value of more than $1 billion," UniSuper said. "This super prime parcel of industrial land further improves the quality of our diversified unlisted property portfolio and adds to our exposure to the logistics and warehousing sector following ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... of the Australian economy and achieving a sustainable transition to net zero. "It is important the regime supports high quality, useful and comparable disclosures, and critical to achieving this is a proportionate and appropriate approach to liability." ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... public and institutional trust in publicly communicated sustainability information, mitigate greenwashing and improve quality. The benchmarks will be used globally by national accreditation bodies when accrediting and authorising assessment bodies to ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... to New Forests, Asian wood products are seeing the fastest growing demand. "Investment is required not only in a high quality and sustainable plantation sector but also in productive landscapes that are integrated with positive climate, biodiversity ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... unearth and fund high impact charities driving solutions addressing climate change, and we're really excited by the quality of this years' recipients," Australian Ethical chief customer officer Maria Loyez commented. "Of course ethical investing ...