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Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... impact investment funds." Meanwhile, Maurits van Joolingen has been made head of climate and ESG solutions at Ortec Finance, risk management solution provider for financial institutions. Van Joolingen will be responsible for the development and expansion ...

Equality backslides for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and TISFD's global framework. The goal is to highlight social inequality as a material risk and encourage more equitable and resilient societies and economies. Netto said rising inequality dampens innovation ...

Podcast: Maintaining competitive advantage in an age of climate transparency with Duncan Paterson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... understanding portfolio emissions, as well as growing concerns around exposure to greenwashing - and 'greenhushing' - risk. How can we ensure that climate reporting goes beyond a mere compliance exercise and provides investors and stakeholders ...

AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... interim goal of 20% by 2025. Additionally, 69% of its direct real estate assets under management are aligned with the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) for the second year running. In listed assets, AXA IM reduced the carbon intensity of its corporate ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...

MSCI launches offset rating

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The index provider rated thousands of projects for carbon sequestration, social impact and sound governance in a bid to increase confidence in carbon markets. MSCI Carbon Project Ratings evaluates the integrity and risks of carbon credit projects, with ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... a trend of increasing pressure so that we will soon see the majority of the Planetary Health Check parameters in the high-risk zone. "We are weakening the planet's resilience... Stewardship of the planet is necessary in all sectors of the economy and ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Investors in rural industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies ...

Expect audit standards by Christmas

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Climate reporting is set to become a standard part of accounting as audit standards are due for release in December, with all disclosures checked by the end of the decade. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has finalised the standard explaining ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... report from 1 July 2027. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said the laws are essential for investors to understand climate risk. "Accurate climate disclosures provide Australian investors data that will help in pricing the risk and opportunities of ...