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Groups unite against carbon offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
A group of more than 80 global finance industry advocates bodies and nonprofits have come out against the use of carbon offsets, in a letter stating they only delay action. Signatories include Banktrack, Reclaim Finance, ShareAction, Finance Watch ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... decades of experience leading sales, customer management and service teams in financial services with a focus on sustainable finance and investment. In the newly created role, she will focus on building a greater market presence for Sustainalytics across ...

SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Amaral was previously director of global solutions for commodities and finance at the WRI. Susan Jenny Her has prior experience at American Express global company Egencia, Westpac, and Kleinwort Benson ...

Over half of firms created new net zero roles: Deloitte

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... deliver on net zero strategy, a recent global industry executive survey from Deloitte and the Institute of International Finance found. Australian recruiters confirmed the findings hold true on the ground, stating that these roles are still on the rise ...

Aus Ethical gets ex-PRI chief

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... exit in 2022. She holds leadership and advisory roles with FAIRR Initiative, the UN Global Compact Network Australia, Finance for Peace, the Office of the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner, Qualitas, Climate Catalyst, Frontier Advisors, Australian Sustainable ...

Ex-Moody's chief rejoins standards setter

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... private-sector body responsible for setting IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. This comes as the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFRS Foundation, recently signed an agreement to strengthen sustainable ...

LGIM, Generation, MUFG to report on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... and gas. David Craig, co-chair of the TNFD said the ongoing uptake "is further evidence that the mindset in business and finance is quickly shifting to a recognition that accelerating nature loss is imposing costs and risks on society as a whole as well ...

Latest disclosure update

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... according to the GRI standards and increase opportunities for interoperability. EU regulators move to improve Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation The European Union regulators have proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation's ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... member at SMSF Association's public policy committee for the past six years. "I'm very interested in sustainable finance - helping transform businesses to embrace sustainability to adapt and thrive as we race to 2030 and 2050. My move to MinterEllison ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... ways in which their actions impact people and contribute to inequalities - and how these inequalities affect business and finance in turn. "Launching in September 2024, the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) is a ...