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RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... leaders, out of a list of 53. The funds were assessed on standards including their commitment to good governance and accountability; implementation and measurement of responsible investment approaches through activities such as engagement and voting ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... 16 SDGs as well." The Global Compact developed the Forward Faster initiative to help members to increase their accountability and transparency on progress to SDGs. "One of the difficult issues is that within sustainability, the list gets longer and longer ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Lobbying, and the Climate Policy Engagement Indicator of the CA100+ Net Zero Benchmark, to measure transparency and accountability of political expenditures and climate lobbying in the companies they invest in. In August, InfluenceMap found the world's ...

Most inclusive Aussie orgs named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of an organisation to go beyond tokenistic gestures or platitudes and really invest in capability building and accountability." Future Group, which runs fossil-free superfund Future Super, was on the list. CEO Simon Sheikh commented: "Future Group's ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change (Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions), and invasive alien species. It will also assess sustainability strategy, accountability, stakeholder engagement, lobbying and advocacy, circular and nature-positive transition, a right to a safe, clean, healthy ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... will be done in conjunction with signatories. The framework will develop targeted guidance, tools, reporting, and accountability standards, "while fostering communities of shared practice," according to PRI CEO David Atkin. PRI has proposed two alternative ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... ACCR analysed ASX50 companies on how well they govern their political spending against the Center for Political Accountability (CPA)'s CPA-Zicklin Index, the leading measure of transparency and accountability for corporate political expenditure and compared ...

Property investor GPT joins advanced RAP cohort

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... human rights responsibility for GPT, and the RAP framework provides us with measurable objectives to increase our accountability and contributions to reconciliation. "We remain committed to listening, learning and taking action to meaningfully advance ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... framework. HESTA encourages companies to align their disclosure with this framework to enhance transparency and accountability regarding the quality of jobs they offer. Biodiversity is also identified as a point of engagement. Acknowledging the global ...

Public-private partnership to tackle VIC housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... prices. A target of 800,000 homes over the next decade has been set for the state, with periodic reviews to ensure accountability and adjust where necessary. The Victorian government's new housing statement, "The Next Decade | 2024 - 2034 Affordability ...