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ISSB digital standards not perfect

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... excellent start but further work is needed to ensure companies are reporting on the full scope of physical risks that climate change may have on their business. "In short, the physical risk component of the standards needs building out and in its current ...

Subsidiaries must comply with Aussie regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... (ASRS), even if they already make disclosures under foreign regimes, EY finds. Alexandra Banks, partner at EY, climate change and sustainability services, has been receiving an influx of questions related to the application of proposed climate-related ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... collaboration after his presentation. "Dr Gurr said, 'If you're worried about what's going to happen with climate change, let's say at four degrees, or the travesty that will happen there, you really need to be worried about what's ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... clear signal that the risks involved in those companies will not equate to great, enduring value in the long run." On climate risk, the fund has zeroed in on companies within its equity portfolios that are falling behind on their climate transition plans. ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Almost 90% of surveyed auditors do not support the government's requirements to implement mandatory climate reporting and assurance on private companies, not-for-profits and companies limited by guarantee, according to a new survey. The survey was ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... below 2005 levels by 2030, 75% below by 2035 and net zero by 2050. The 15 signatories include the Investor Group on Climate Change, Responsible Investment Association Australasia, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Australian Institute of ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) Technical Expert Groups and teamed up with the Investor Group for Climate Change (IGCC) and Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) on stewardship initiatives. On her appointment as a non-executive ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... labour certification. These targets are in line with ISPT's ESG framework, which focuses on key areas such as climate change, resource efficiency, and supply chain. This is ISPT's third sustainability linked loan having restructured the ISPT ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... joining the panel session 'Private Equity, Fixed Income, Real Assets... What's The Best Way Of Investing In The Climate Transition?' at the annual Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA Conference) to be held on May 1-2 at ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... for beneficiaries and avoid capital flight, Australia must compete globally for investment. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) managing director of policy, Erwin Jackson, commented: "With the right policy settings in place, Australian companies ...
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