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Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... new ESG requirements, grappling with data challenges and alignment of sustainability goals with business strategy. New research from Bloomberg finds ESG data is the biggest hurdle. A survey of 200 European financial market participants reveals the biggest ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... teams at fund managers - a 2% rise from 2022, according to a 2023 survey from the Financial Services Council (FSC). New research from Willis Towers Watson found gender diversity in investment teams can add 45 basis points annually in net excess returns. ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Just 11% of Australia's top 200 listed companies comprehensively disclose sustainable sourcing practices in 2022, according to a new index created by supply chain experts. ASX 200 listed companies are not adequately reporting on the sustainability of ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... marketing their investment processes less as ESG-integrated, and in many cases even significantly scaling back their ESG research efforts," he said. In the US, the SEC has expanded the scope of the 2001 Names Rule to include funds with a focus on a topic ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... deforestation. 23% of companies and financial institutions have not made a single commitment on deforestation, according to new research out of Global Canopy. The majority (55%) of financiers with the highest portfolio exposure to deforestation have ...

PRI appoints RI ecosystem officers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... is chief RI ecosystems officer for the Americas and APAC regions, joining the PRI from JUST Capital, a not-for-profit research organisation, where she was managing director and head of investor strategies. Her previous experience includes senior roles ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Reference Group (SRG) from 2024. The experts will, for a two year term, provide technical input to ISSB members and staff for research and standard-setting projects. Experts must have practical, direct experience in preparing or using sustainability ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... who self-report to be actively overlook Scope 3 emissions as a key indicator of regulatory and reputational risk. The research also found that most financiers are disregarding climate scenario modelling and analysis provided by the International Energy ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... are acting on ESG and sustainability strategies, linking embracing sustainability with long term success, according to research from Grant Thornton. According to Future proof your family business, the Family Business Survey 2023 by Grant Thornton, 59% ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... swathe of climate-related technology firms have received the tick of approval from the federal government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme. 21 projects involving 91 entities received grants to solve problems ranging from ...