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Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... then references some of the work the government is doing to support sustainable finance, including around transparency, reporting, climate-related budget spending, sustainable finance reforms and publishing annual statements under the Climate Change ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... trends are reflecting a growing interest in sustainable investing as the global economy ramps up net zero emissions and reporting on ESG metrics and diversity quotas. Only 7% of asset managers believe ESG factors do not drive investment decisions, down ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is set to revamp its reporting mechanisms for signatories as part of new framework to help investors better define their responsible investment progression. PRI has launched the co-design process for the ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... necessitating a clear communication and customised approach. It can be difficult to understand how to aggregate from a reporting viewpoint - which is where a bespoke and localised approach comes in. Communication needs to be clear and direct - or risk ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Asia makes agriculture an attractive investment in Australia. But more investment capital in the sector means tighter reporting requirements. The sector grew by 59% in the past 20 years in real terms, but with agriculture contributing 10-35% of global ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) will first focus on climate-related financial reporting, under an exposure draft released by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB). AASB has opened up a 120-day comment period on ASRS 1 ...

Podcast: Hearing sustainability's future - Maria Meinert

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... considerations at a leading MedTech company and Cochlear's evolving approach to integrated sustainability and financial reporting.

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the human rights risks of modern slavery. "We are concerned because w/ the latest research we did on modern slavery reporting shows that while there's a pretty strong compliance approach, there is a need to lift the issue up to the governance level," ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... benchmark now collectively cover US$8.8 trillion in gross asset value. Despite 72% of global real estate participants reporting a net-zero policy, only 56% of have made a public net-zero commitment and 50% have established a net-zero target. GRESB CEO ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... ownership and being stewards of capital, Yoon said. "Clients are focused on regulation, greenwashing is a high focus, reporting requirements are a high focus and I think they want to also talk about active ownership and being stewards of capital and ...