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China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investors including Australian ones," BNP Paribas Asset Management Asia Pacific ESG research lead Crystal Geng told FS Sustainability. "Firstly, it will be directly related to sustainability, will enhance company non-financial information disclosure ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... generated by the project will be sold into the grid via power purchase agreement (PPA). A spokesperson told FS Sustainability that the company has entered in corporate PPAs in order to supply energy to the grid. "Amazon is using innovative approaches ...

Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investors see modern slavery as an investment risk," RIAA head of policy and advocacy Nayanisha Samarakoon told FS Sustainability. "A business model that relies on underpaid workers, weak regulation or illegal activities like modern slavery will not ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... plans and corporate alignment to the Paris Agreement "is a no brainer in this day and age," Samarakoon told FS Sustainability. "Our globalised supply chains pose challenges for companies positioning themselves as sustainable, to ensure their values and ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... consult company disclosure directly, but availability and harmonization can be a challenge," Villanueva told FS Sustainability. "Having an exhaustive view of hazardous chemical exposure - whether from use or production - across the value chain and on ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... women in their organisations than laggards." Laura Ryan, head of research at Ardea Investment Management told FS Sustainability that companies can expect their gender equity metrics to be scrutinised by investors. "Speaking from the perspective of an ...

Greg Combet to depart Net Zero Economy Agency for Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... experience," he said. "He is the perfect appointment to take the Future Fund into the future." The NZEA confirmed to FS Sustainability that Combet will complete his 12-month appointment as chair prior to taking up his role with the Future Fund. "The ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG strategy. Corporate leaders sought ESG news mainly through dedicated ESG publications and websites such as FS Sustainability, as well as in the mainstream news and via social media. The survey from BBC Studios illustrates the connection between public ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio with the Paris Agreement to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. FS Sustainability reached out for comment as to whether the firm has abandoned the Paris goal of 1.5°C, but did not receive a response at the ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Germany, and Canada as next in the running, with 100, 77, 54, and 35 lawsuits to date respectively. This comes as FS Sustainability recently reported that experts are concerned investors are unprepared for the escalating risks associated with climate ...