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NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... conversation of solutions, we need to stop pitying people." "Decision makers and leaders need to feel a bit uncomfortable," KPMG chief purpose officer Richard Boele said. "You are truly listening to survivors if you're feeling uncomfortable."

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... consulting firms and enterprise companies to provide software and network solutions to big emitters including Schneider Electric, KPMG, and the City of London. Assessing Scope 3 emissions can be challenging, but Cajic said companies should adopt spend-based ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... which complicates current contractual arrangements. Rest currently uses PwC as tax agent, while their internal auditor is KPMG and external auditor is Deloitte." "We are following this matter closely," a Rest spokesperson said. "All decisions related ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... need for Australian entities to report out on the risks and the actions that they were taking to address those risks," said KPMG partner, human rights and social impact Meg Brodie. "The introduction of that legislation and a reporting initiative started ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... public and super fund and holders of funds what the outcomes of this work is." The report was researched in partnership with KPMG. "Investment managers and asset owners often struggle to measure success of their stewardship activities," said KPMG partner ...

Leaders on road to ESG maturity by 2030: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... will have implemented the operational changes required to meet their ESG targets by 2030, according to new research from KPMG. KPMG has released 30 voices on 2030: The ESG revolution, which draws on a survey of 245 corporate leaders and 30 interviews ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... rather than destroying biodiversity. Carolin Leeshaa, the Australian-based natural capital and biodiversity global lead at KPMG and one of 34 global Taskforce Members, hailed the release of the beta framework as a "significant milestone in the global ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... engaging with companies over their transition plans. Colton called TCFD disclosure "table stakes at this time". However, a KPMG report found that only 35% of ASX200 companies are reporting on their progress in implementing the TCFD Recommendations in ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... challenge to us to go beyond this carbon tunnel vision." Other investors and organisations are making these connections as well - KPMG and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) issued Human rights and climate change: a guide for institutional ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... investors who are - or should be - thinking about how their actions enhance and degrade the ecosystems in which they survive. KPMG Australia research found that failing to manage material ESG issues effectively will constitute a business failure by 2030. ...