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Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said that without a sustainable finance taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) and the Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD) have announced their consolidation into a single initiative to address social and inequality risks in financial reporting. ...

ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has issued an infringement notice against Future Super for allegations of greenwashing over a 2019 Facebook post that garnered fewer than 30 views. In May 2019, Future Super put up a post that included the statement "Naysayers don't join together ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Head of ESG and sustainable investing at American Century Investments, Sarah Bratton Hughes, says the market is moving away from best in class, and towards best in progress, at a time when emissions are at an all-time high. The US-based ESG leader says ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Super fund ESG options on average have "sharply reduced" exposure to BHP, Woodside Energy and Transurban while being overweight CSL, Telstra and ResMed, according to Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information has released its most recent Rainmaker ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Demand for nickel - a key mineral in electric vehicle and battery production - is expected to skyrocket, and increasing sourcing from countries like Australia could help diversify away from labour and environmental risks present in other countries ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Seafood is one of the most traded food commodities in the world, and with an annual revenue of US$611.80 billon in 2023 the market is expected to grow by 6.23% annually to 2027. However, many consumers and investors are unaware of the risk of modern ...

140 years to gender parity in finance: OMFIF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It will take more than a century for central banks and other financial institutions to reach gender balance in leadership, according to the Gender Balance Index 2023. The index, released by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced that the government will co-fund the initial development phase of an Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, in partnership with the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI). ASFI is the organising body working ...

ASX 200 modern slavery disclosure lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
ASX200 companies are reporting modern slavery risks at a basic level, but only 8% of companies identified a modern slavery incident or allegation in the third year of reporting under the Modern Slavery Act, according to new research from the Australian ...