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ISS ESG introduces new Sustainability Bond Rating

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... evolving reporting landscape for labeled debt," ISS said. The rating assesses alignment with international standards and guidelines on labeled bonds, such as those by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), as well as alignment with the ...

ASIC releases sustainability reporting guidelines

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Following comprehensive consultation, ASIC has published its regulatory guide on sustainability reporting, having taken on board industry feedback. In November 2024, ASIC released the draft regulatory guidance for consultation. It received 60 submissions ...

Shift away from responsible investing 'overstated': PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... investors, with 84% of PRI signatories including corporate sustainability issues in their proxy voting policies and guidelines. And this is done across multiple asset classes now, too. For example, 81% said they conduct stewardship specifically in relation ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... expand, with Glencore and its subsidiaries taking the lion's share. The research also shows that looming regulatory guidelines aimed at curbing greenwashing fall short. From May, investment managers will have to comply with new naming guidelines ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... priorities and long-term objectives. FS Sustainability previously reported that BlackRock watered down its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, ditching its 30% gender balance target in favour of a request for companies to simply explain how diversity fits ...

Investors want more transparency in responsible investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... However, achieving this level of transparency remains challenging, namely due to the lack of consistency in reporting guidelines for ESG metrics, Cerulli Associates noted, as the definition of 'ESG risk' varies from investor to investor. More than one-third ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... them with initial public offerings (IPOs). BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, revised its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, from 30% gender balance to a suggestion that investible companies explain how diversity is integrated into board ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... the context of nature and human rights," Leske said. "Impacts and solutions often are part of Indigenous communities. Guidelines in Australia are starting to reflect this, in particular the work of the RIAA First Nations and the RIAA Nature Working Group ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... wealthiest nations. The complaint was made under the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises - the corporate framework in the absence of binding international agreements which applies to ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... resolutions where appropriate. "Financiers do have leverage to bring to the table," she said. "Having a clear policy/guidelines for how to engage and when to exit is part of good governance." While IFC's new policy does incorporate these strategies ...
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