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ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... create extra cost for the business, and that was quite interesting because obviously they're putting more dedicated resources, but there's a belief that they don't mind it being extra cost if it results in more profit." When asked how important respondents ...

Rise in ESG commitment by global funds: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... ever, sustainability-focused investors should be discerning when selecting asset managers as ESG integration practices, resources, and active ownership activities can vary significantly," said Hortense Bioy, global director of sustainability research ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... engaging with issuers and digging and asking for more information, and that's where the difference is. A manager's efforts, resources and the processes in place for monitoring the investment is key."

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... energy, waste and carbon emissions accounts for 88% of sustainability efforts, with large companies devoting 95% of resources to environmental issues. Strong management systems compliant with ISO standards was rated as highly important, as was "demonstrating ...

Guide to identify and manage modern slavery for NSW entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... extensive good practice examples drawn from current commercial practice in Australia and beyond, and a range of tools and resources," Cockayne said. "The guidance also sets out a clear Implementation Timeline, stretching to FY 2026, to provide transparency ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... reduce biodiversity loss includes proposed legislative changes, policy planning, and sustainable management of biological resources. The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is a risk management and disclosure framework that organisations ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... grant towards monitoring fossil fuel projects in the Australian regulatory pipeline, and providing the public with legal resources to take effective action. Gudanji For Country is preserving knowledge about flora, fauna and sacred sites at risk of being ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... "unconventional oil and gas" and its plans to cease financing new oil and gas developments. "Unconventional" oil and gas resources encompass "shale oil or gas, oil sands as well as extra-heavy oil with a density above one kilogram per litre corresponding ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... disbanded. As of November 2023, the TCFD website will no longer be updated or monitored but will remain available with resources for materials developed by the Task Force. This follows the United Nations Conference of the Parties COP28, and the release ...

ASX100 improving on modern slavery disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and companies linking environmental social and governance to executive compensation tend to have better commitment of resources and better disclosure on the effectiveness of their modern slavery action," said Pham. "Five of the ASX100 companies' statements ...