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Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... effective, economy-wide transition to net zero, Climate Action100+ said in the report. "Companies are still not lobbying for the policy conditions that would allow them to decarbonise quickly enough," Proudlove said. "We've lobbied quite hard for the ...

Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... in NSW, Victoria and Queensland and some global jurisdictions as well, but there needs to be improved levels of funding, policy development and corporate cooperation to get them off the ground, plus robust accounting and verification regimes. Smith specifies ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... 0.5% for the middle 20%, and 0.1% for the highest 20%. "The pandemic response highlights the profound impact of government policy on income inequality in our society," ACOSS chief executive Cassandra Goldie said. "Sadly, it was a story of two steps forward ...

US regulator slaps US$25m penalty on DWS for greenwashing, AML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... from August 2018 until late 2021, DIMA failed to adequately implement certain provisions of its global ESG integration policy as it had led clients and investors to believe it would. The order finds that DIMA also failed to adopt and implement policies ...

Public-private partnership to tackle VIC housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... investment, especially for quality affordable housing. Industry superannuation fund HESTA CEO Debby Blakey said government policy settings will provide a favourable environment for investors and may pave the way for broader avenues to encourage further ...

US regulator adopts tighter rules for ESG fund names

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... amendments to the Names Rule will enhance the rule's protections by requiring more funds to adopt an 80% investment policy, including funds with names suggesting a focus in investments with particular characteristics, for example, terms such as "growth" ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... a year's worth of national emissions, have now been permanently cancelled," he said. Bowen added that "Good climate policy and energy policy is good for the economy." Carbon markets expert Luke Donovan from Apostle Funds Management commented that ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... to transition planning. Norges Bank Investment Management has told all companies to apply the demands and will apply the policy to its own voting decisions. The oil fund's new climate risk demands are anticipated to have a substantial impact on companies ...

UNSW launches Institute for Climate Risk and Response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... effectiveness with confidence. The UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR) will focus on informing industry practice and policy, predicting human behaviour, and meeting regulatory standards regarding climate change. Supporting the activities ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... critical inputs into their operations and value chains. Scaling up action to restore the resilience of nature is now a global policy and regulatory priority, and it is business-critical, posing significant long-term financial impact if not acted upon. ...