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Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners are twice as likely as global peers to target net zero investment, according to bfinance. The independent investment consultancy has released its biennial global asset owner survey, covering a broad range of investment topics ...

CDP to adopt ISSB climate standard from 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
CDP has announce that it will incorporate the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related Disclosures Standard from the 2024 disclosure cycle. The announcement came at COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh. The announcement means that the ...

Pathzero appoints chief sustainability officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The sustainability software provider has appointed Christophe Brulliard as its chief sustainability officer, following the launch of its latest data driven investment tool. Brulliard brings over 20 years of experience in climate change, natural resources ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has updated its climate change roadmap to meet their 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, while changing is reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes. ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
A range of ESG-related regulatory actions have come up for discussion in the last week, including a commitment by the assistant treasurer to establish national standards for a green taxonomy, APRA flagging that their climate vulnerability assessment ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating a number ...

New Forests African forestry fund receives US$200m in investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
New Forests has locked in US$200 million in commitments for the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP) fund and announced its first acquisition. AFIP will acquire Green Resources, East Africa's largest forest development and wood processing company. ...

Australia leads on climate risk coverage, but depth lacking: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... don't really know the detail, how is your net zero work going in reality?" The barometer noted that there is increased stakeholder pressure on significant GHG emitters to consider their decarbonisation strategies, but a growing gap globally between companies ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... information from several NGOs including Amnesty International for this report. Leading mining companies are concerned with stakeholder engagement and are also concerned with understanding what drives their ESG scores, he said. "When we interact with ...

Future Fund, UniSuper hire ESG execs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Future Fund and UniSuper have augmented their ESG teams, with the Future Fund recruiting a high-profile industry executive to its investment stewardship team. Karin Halliday will join the Future Fund as director, ESG and investment stewardship ...