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Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... maturity in the surrounding regulatory and mainstream settings as well as well as regulator expectations as well as broader policy engagement w/ sustainable finance." The report revealed a strong uptake in capital flowing to more sustainable investments ...

Business climate action "irreversible": Combet

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia imposing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, with 27% unsure, 45% of respondents said there was insufficient policy and regulatory guidance on their role in corporate decarbonisation and 92% of all respondents called for the government to ...

New net zero standard for miners

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... of accountability to a mining company's sustainability plan. Transition risks in the sector can include regulatory and policy risks, changing market demand, reputational risks, and navigating changing processes, technologies, and supply chain practices. ...

Forestry companies create global engagement body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... supporting growth that is compatible with climate and nature recovery imperatives; embedding science-based principles in policy and incentives; and increasing benefits to rural and Indigenous Peoples," said ISFC executive director Ross Hampton. ISFC ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... "carbon leakage" with a CBAM of its own. The review will look at an assessment of the carbon leakage risks; development of policy options to address carbon leakage, and an assessment of the feasibility of an Australian Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ...

Three-fold bang for the buck when investing in research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... improved outcomes for critical technology and communications, environmental sustainability, food supply chains, social policy and First Nations peoples," said Zielke. Case studies such as the Onshore Lobster Aquaculture research project towards a more ...

Prepare for TNFD: FSI release guide on nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... better measure and disclose their nature-related risks, opportunities, dependencies and impacts, and to develop their own policy or position on nature. In preparing the guide, Lee found that while ESG data providers are expanding their understanding ...

Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UN Guiding Principals) have influenced global legislative and policy shifts. External stakeholders such as investors and customers increasingly expect comprehensive human rights due diligence. ...

IFM Investors creates head of sustainable investment role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... business. Since 2022, Nazarova-Doyle has been a board member for the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association and its policy committee. She is also an active member of the PMI Advisory Council, ABI Climate Change and Stewardship Working Groups ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... which will "achieve net zero by actively reducing emissions from government operations and through the use of offsets. This policy is being delivered consistent with Australia's international commitments and will contribute to achievement of Australia's ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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