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Podcast: Director's guide to climate governance, reporting, and shareholder activism with Mark Rigotti and Anna Gudkov

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting laws in Australia. In this episode, we delve into the evolving responsibilities of company directors in managing ESG risk, the growing influence of shareholder activism on climate action, and the critical role boards play in navigating these ...

Asset owners embrace sustainable investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... consider sustainability in their investment strategy, despite macroeconomic headwinds impacting on investor sentiment towards ESG. [link GI article] Nearly all (91%) asset owners are concerned about the investment impact of climate risk - up from 84% ...

Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... launch innovative Emerging Market impact investment funds." Meanwhile, Maurits van Joolingen has been made head of climate and ESG solutions at Ortec Finance, risk management solution provider for financial institutions. Van Joolingen will be responsible ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... meaningful. KPMG superannuation advisory lead Lisa Butler-Beatty said Australia is likely to follow the UK's lead in tightening ESG-related rules, after the climate-related disclosure regulation was brought in. "The prevention and mitigation of greenwashing ...

Misleading ads rampant for sustainability jobs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... businesses on varying scale. For small to mid-size businesses to comply with these new rules, they must hire staff knowledgeable on ESG who would need to review their supply chain. For larger businesses, sustainability reporting managers must be fluent ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... global corporate strategies. Meanwhile Amarjot Bagga, head of environmental and social impact at fin tech provider Iress and an ESG Power 50 winner, goes on parental leave. She leaves former Sims Limited sustainability director Blaise Porter - also one ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... by the Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about ESG screens applied to its $1.1 billion Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund between August 2018 and February ...

Podcast: Career change advice - how to break into ESG and sustainability with Belinda White

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
With ESG and sustainability roles in high demand, many professionals are eyeing a career change into this impactful sector. In this episode of our podcast The Greener Way, host Rose Mary Petrass speaks with Belinda White, who successfully transitioned ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Ellerston Capital will take a flexible approach to ESG considerations, but will exclude direct investments in tobacco, pornography, old growth forest logging, and thermal coal production. The asset manager has updated its product disclosure statement ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... certainty, import bans or even greater regulatory and compliance burdens. Julia Leske, managing director and senior consultant in ESG strategy at ISS ESG, noted that while modern slavery is hard to detect in portfolios, investors should assess risk factors ...