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World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... resort: "remediation should be the goal," Alembakis said. "Divestment is the last option, where we see no response from the company, unsatisfactory progress after exhausting other options, or where there is material change in financial or reputational ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... estimate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions where data is lacking. This "new more robust approach" can be applied to "virtually any company in the world using just financial data," said Ben McNeil, Emmi's head of climate and data science. The method "improves ...

New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... are pessimistic about Australia's economic and business prospects, the latest update from the Australian Institute of Company Directors reveals. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of directors say compliance and regulation is the main factor affecting their board's ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Coles and Wesfarmers have been named among the most successful case studies of company engagement in the fight against slavery. Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific (IAST APAC) published its annual report this week highlighting investor ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Fidelity International said that investors should note that what might play out globally will be quite different at the company level. "Emissions reductions at a company level are unlikely to be linear, and dynamics around specific oil and gas projects ...

Activist platform launches full share trading

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... advocacy firm Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has launched a new platform for ethical share trading. Until now, the company acted as a shareholder activism platform. Now investors can buy shares in ASX300 companies and a range of ETFs via the SIX ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... to see this absence of evidence for [the target] aligned with Shell's core values." "Not meeting this target, as a company and as global society, will have significant and sever consequences for Respecting Nature and Powering Lives." "Unfortunately ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... management and board level," Blakey said. HESTA has subsequently placed MinRes on its watchlist, making the resources company subject to the fund's engagement escalation framework - where watchlist companies receive closer direct engagement and monitoring. ...

Invesco Advisers pays $26m over false ESG claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Advisers about $26.5 million (US$17.5m) for making misleading statements between 2020 and 2022 about the percentage of company-wide assets under management were 'ESG integrated'. According to the SEC, Invesco told clients between 70% and 94% ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The high-profile exchange-traded fund provider says its new fund is the first to invest fully in an ethically screened Australian bonds portfolio. The powerhouse fund manager now offers nine ethical and responsible investment ETFs - a total of $5.6 ...