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ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... include ESG considerations such as materiality to reduce security risk (26%), ability to drive positive returns (19%), governance concerns (19%), climate risk (15%), and social risk (15%). 2023 saw an increase in ESG metric reporting with 66% of managers ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... two years and the rest vesting after three years. ISS considers that the sign-on bonus is "not consistent with good governance standards in the Australian market," and the amount is "excessive," when considered in combination with his FY 23 long term ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... voting and engagement; manager selection, appointment and monitoring; and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making processes and ownership practices. Participation in the Progression Pathways ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... to protect 30% of land and water and restore 30% of ecosystems by 2030. Collaboration with First Nations groups in governance rather than strategy can help upskill knowledge and solutions; as Indigenous peoples, although less than 5% of the world, protect ...

Investors call for multilateral financial architecture overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Ahead of the upcoming COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, a member-led initiative of 86 institutional investors with US$9.6 trillion in assets under management reported a fall in total absolute financed greenhouse gas emissions. In its third annual progress ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's largest listed companies lag US counterparts when it comes to governance and disclosure of political spending, according to research from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR analysed ASX50 companies on how well ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... independent anti-slavery commissioner. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) Phil Spathis Governance Address, James Cockayne shared with audience members the findings of preliminary research between the NSW Office of the ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... multinational professional services firm PwC surveyed the views of public directors in the US on a variety of corporate governance issues over the past 15 years. This year 619 directors across over a dozen industries participated in the study, 72% of ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Following an election win on Saturday, centre-right PM-elect Chris Luxon announced that his incoming government will abandon NZ plans for a zero emissions grid by 2030. Further, no new funding will go to renewables - but planning processes will be streamlined ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Following pressure from industry groups, France has dropped a mandatory "Say on Climate" resolution from its Green Industry bill just months after the rule was adopted in July. Under the resolution, all French listed companies would be mandated to submit ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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