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UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure as merely a compliance exercise, stating that transition plans "form a critical component of a firm's business strategy - helping to explain to their customers, shareholders and investors how they will adapt and grow as the global economy ...

Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... meeting with ENI this spring, it was clear that fossil fuel expansion and exploration remain a central part of the business strategy," CIO Anders Schelde commented. "For AkademikerPension, this is the main reason for the exclusion, as there is no room ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... found that Australian businesses have not built "real links" between environmental sustainability and their business strategy, which exposes companies to regulatory penalties and reputational risk. "The sustainability teams that I'm coming across ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... goal posts and policy for all sectors can provide clarity for investors and the companies they own, help guide business strategy, climate-related financial disclosures, and the allocation of private capital towards new technology and infrastructure. ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... appropriately." When analysing the ESG implication of AI, the researchers are looking both at implications for a company's business strategy and operations, and at the potential implications for sector level systems. It's important to consider wider ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... million in the next financial year to assist ASIC to continue its existing focus on greenwashing. "Sustainable business strategy has to start in boardrooms and in investment decisions, and not in the marketing department," Jones said. "The funding will ...

UN Global Compact Network Australia hires executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Melbourne and Ethos Urban, and UNGCNA cited her broad expertise across "sustainability, the circular economy, business strategy ad partnerships and a keen interest in contemporary governance." UNGCNA chair Fiona Reynolds noted that there were "nearly ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... MidOcean is an LNG company formed and managed by EIG. The acquisition of Origin's gas assets extends MidOcean's business strategy and its Australian presence, as MidOcean has recently entered into a definitive agreement with Tokyo Gas to purchase interests ...

Embedding mental health wellbeing into company culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... by making mental health and wellbeing fundamental to the business, integrating it into the culture, policies, business strategy and structures at all levels," taking a human-centrered approach "making sure strong relationships built on empathy and respect ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... approximately 200 ASX-listed companies across sectors and market capitalisation, found that 78% of respondents' business strategy specifically references ESG and sustainability. The top three most commonly cited ESG issues that are material to respondents' ...