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ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The advent of mandatory climate-related financial disclosures and the increased focus on greenwashing and ESG disclosure have driven hiring demand for candidates with expertise in ESG, risk and compliance, according to Kaizen Recruitment. In an update ...

ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... dedicated to ESG matters, an increase on 49% that reported the same in 2022. "Equally with ESG and sustainability and regulation, there's an increase in in reporting burden, and it is still coming through the survey that people are feeling burdened by ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... https://finance.ec.europa.eu/publications/draft-report-call-feedback-eu-taxonomy-aligning-benchmarks_en Also in early 2024, the European Commission may seek to update the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) regime. In June, the European ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... processes as they represent both investment risks and opportunities." Morningstar noted that new and pending disclosure regulation including the European Union's 2021 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFD, the recently released Sustainable ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... taxonomy, committed to women's economic empowerment in the climate transition, and mandated that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must consider climate risk in duties. 2024 is set to be a year of multiple significant regulatory changes ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting goes mainstream through the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and regulation in a growing number of countries, this is a clear signal that investors, lenders, insurers and companies are recognising ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
China's Certified Emission Reductions (CCER) scheme has restarted after a six-year pause, as the country releases its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Suspended in 2017 due to low trading volume and lack of standardisation in carbon audits ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... released an exposure draft Environmental Claims Code that they say will form an integral part of the advertising self-regulation system, complement Australia's consumer protection laws and Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) guidance ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... The firm has now classified most of its European-domiciled open-ended funds under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). As of June 2023, 90% of assets under management were classified as Article 8 or 9 under the SFDR. Article 8 classification ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities Tracker 2023 is an assessment tool by the WWF´s Greening Financial Regulation Initiative. Only 18% of central banks show exemplary progression on integrating climate risks into their activities and monetary ...