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RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... "beyond excited" to join RIAA. "RIAA Certification tests financial products and services for their accountability and transparency against claims made," she said. "In the current climate, the program is better positioned than ever before to raise the ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... qualify as an Orange Bond and contributes to the OBI, Shahnaz said. The Orange Bond Principles are designed to provide transparency, verification and standardization on gender-related bond issuance, serving as a means of combatting greenwashing, Shahnaz ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the width of ecological corridors for koalas to migrate through as an area where Lendlease had not provided enough transparency. The Office of Chief Scientist and Engineer (OCSE) had provided guidance that corridors had to have an average size of 390-425 ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... will be reported annually from 2023. "As we further put sustainability at the heart of everything we do, we believe transparency and regular reporting on our progress and the challenges we may face is crucial," said AXA IM executive chairman Marco Morelli. ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back biosequestration startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... is launching its CarbonBuilder technology together with its SecondCrop carbon projects with the aim of increasing "transparency, economic value, and maximise the benefits of increased soil carbon delivered back to the farm enterprise," Loam said. "SecondCrop ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... legislation to close the gender pay gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more workers ...

Podcast: to B or not to B - why does being a B Corp matter?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... by the non-profit B Lab as meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.

Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... found the integrity of key methodologies is generally "sound," while recommending improvements to governance and transparency. At the same time, the government has also proposed changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, which requires Australia's largest ...

HUB24 launches ESG ratings

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... based on their client's individual preferences and ESG risk profile. "There is a growing demand by consumers for transparency around responsible investments," said HUB24 managing director and chief executive Andrew Alcock. "Our role is to provide ...

Chubb Review recommends reforms to ACCU governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... found the integrity of key methodologies is generally "sound," while recommending improvements to governance and transparency. The results of the Independent Review of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), led by Professor Ian Chubb has attracted widely ...