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Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... duties. 2024 is set to be a year of multiple significant regulatory changes across the globe. This is likely to see a ramp up of ESG integration, legislative compliance, consolidated reporting, supply chain due diligence and ramping up of artificial ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... are harmful, certain substances can have detrimental effects on nature and human health. Hazardous chemicals are a critical ESG factor with financial implications across the value chain. Persistent chemicals, exemplified by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... mandatory disclosures as a risk, as well as potential failure of third-party providers to fulfil their obligations around ESG data. It also lists reputational risk from stakeholder and media scrutiny on ESG-related issues, stating: "Different stakeholder ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... prominent role in directing finance away from the most environmentally harmful sectors like coal, gas and oil, and set minimum ESG expectations in financial regulation and supervision," Siti Kholifatul Rizkiah, lead author of the SUSREG Annual Report ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... marked a broadened focus on climate adaptation, transition, biodiversity and modern slavery, 2024 is poised to be the year of ESG integration, consolidated reporting, legislative compliance, supply chain due diligence, and managing artificial intelligence. ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Green Transition Index Fund is a passive fund that seeks to track the risk and return characteristics of the MSCI World Custom ESG Climate Series A Index. "Three holdings were erroneously included within the MSCI Index and therefore within the Fund and ...

The rise and rise of ESG salaries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable/responsible investment can expect to see their pay packet surpass $500,000, according to recruitment agency Talent Nation. ESG professionals continue to be highly sought-after, outstripping supply "for the foreseeable future," Talent Nation ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... a widespread and rapid adoption of a global baseline for strengthened corporate sustainability disclosures as well as for ESG ratings and benchmarks, to improve accessibility to transparent and comparable data for investors. Further policy recommendations ...

UN-informed tool to assess SDG progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... aligned with their sustainability commitments. "By mapping the UN Sector Impact Map to our comprehensive and high quality ESG data, our customers can bridge the gap between ESG integration and Impact investing, acting with more clarity and transparency." ...

Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Research from Capgemini finds climate disasters, regulatory pressure, and expected return on investment the key factors driving ESG strategies and initiatives, as global climate damage is set to reach between $1.7 trillion and $3.1 trillion per year ...