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Coalition plans to scrap climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Zenith's Dugald Higgins is adamant that ESG is here to stay - despite the Coalition's plans to scrap climate reporting requirements if elected. The negative political sentiment around ESG and climate reporting are not going to do away with ESG considerations ...

Green moves: Warakirri, La Trobe Financial, Future Generation, Tracker Group, GRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management has named Trent Faehndrich as regional manager for its New South Wales and Queensland distribution team. It's part of a push for Warakirri to broaden its retail agriculture and equities offerings, adding new investment partners ...

Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... company said it has no plans to introduce paid parental leave but will offer discounted childcare to its workers as is standard to the industry. The group will now submit a shareholder resolution by the end of February asking G8 to follow the Workplace ...

Looming climate audits expose talent crunch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... (AUASB) has set sweeping new requirements to take effect from January 2025. Two new standards came into force: Australian Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ASSA) 5000 General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements - adopted from the ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Kar Mei Tang, who was Australia's first chief circular economist, has been promoted to regional head of the UN-supported investor network on ESG. Previously head of Oceania, Sydney-based Tang is now the regional head of Oceania and Asia, excluding China ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting and assurance," IAASB chair Tom Seidenstein said. There are two new directives: IAASB's International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000 - 'a framework for credible sustainability assurance'; and IESBA's ...

Podcast: Net zero infrastructure, data centres and renewable integration with David Scaysbrook

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
With energy efficiency highlighted as a global priority at COP29, asset managers are faced with a big task: to align their strategies to meet new international standards. Joining us today is David Scaysbrook, co-founder and managing partner of Quinbrook ...

Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... banking system. "In the same way that our superannuation system should be free from political interference, the same standard should apply to a bank's lending portfolio."

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... sustainable investments has roughly doubled over the past year, according CoreData. The CoreData research obtained by Financial Standard seeks to capture shifting sentiment, trends, and responses to market events, across different wealth levels, ranging ...