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AXA IM releases engagement data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... transition, human rights in tech, and mental health in tech. "Investment does not have to be a binary choice between sustainability and strong financial performance over the long-term. Clients need clarity on responsible investing and they also want ...

ASIC consults on guidance for carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... for carbon markets since May 2015, including Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). An ASIC spokesperson told FS Sustainability: "As the consultation paper (CP) notes, we are seeking feedback on proposed updates to Regulatory Guide 236 Do I need an ...

Companies warned to disclose nature risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... organisations, Tony Goldner, executive director of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) told FS Sustainability. Goldner attended the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference 2024 held in Sydney this week. ...

Younger members drive demand

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... options. The $137 billion super fund manages about 16 investment products for its 650,000 members, of which three are sustainability-led. From only $2 billion managed in these three options ten years ago, the total pool has grown seven-fold to $15 billion ...

On biodiversity, a 143-year-old museum comes to the rescue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Conservation Foundation; Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia & New Zealand research at ISS STOXX; and Amy D'Eugenio, sustainability director at the responsibility office of Federated Hermes. The session was moderated by Désirée Lucchese, an honorary ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... greenwashing, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair said. Businesses with transparent and clear sustainability goals backed up by genuine ambition and action are not at risk of being unfairly targeted for enforcement under ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... a lot over the last 20 years. We will continue to see that evolve and you will see a step change," she said. FS Sustainability is a media partner of the RIAA Conference Australia 2024.

RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... investing goals while avoiding greenwashing. It will help consumers, advisers and others to compare the degree to which sustainability is a consideration as a binding investment criteria. The new Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Estelle Parker, Fair Supply CEO and co-founder Kim Randle, and Joachim Klement, head of strategy, accounting and sustainability at Liberum and author of 'Geoeconomics: The Interplay between Geopolitics, Economics, and Investments'. The top geopolitical ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... address its approach to relief from obligation as well as resources on its website for those who prepare and use sustainability reports. These resources will be housed under a single dedicated page on ASIC's website dedicated to climate-related disclosures. ...