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UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... OECD Guidelines create clear obligations that investments do not contribute to human rights abuses, said Bianca Tylek, executive director of Worth Rises, one of the complaint filers. "We are pleased to see the Swiss NCP accept our complaint, reiterating ...

ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... consistency, comparability, data quality and methodology transparency. Addressing the criticism, Michelle Cameron, senior executive, Morningstar Sustainalytics said the firm is not concerned with the level of guidance provided by ASIC to help investment ...

Fossil-fuel engagements require flexibility, not confrontation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... planned. The nonprofit campaigned for over 18 months and won against AGL in court. In a situation like this, the board and executive team are the key decision-makers, Glenn Walker, Greenpeace head of nature program and advocacy and strategy, noted at ...

Firms on back foot: Warning on reporting delays

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
ESG is fast-evolving, often in flux, and ramping up fast as climate rules - and the climate - heats up, the world's largest accounting firm says. Organisations that have been taking a "wait and see" tactic to reporting and climate-related risk are now ...

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... O'Connor Marsden & Associates (OCM) as the new strategic ESG advisor. O'Mara is a senior advisor, lawyer, non-executive director, and senior executive, with experience in leading strategy, complex portfolios, and operations with tangible results. ...

Australian Ethical profit up 57% to $18.5m

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Brandweiner, former CEO of Pendal and BT Investment Management and chair of Impact Investing Australia has been appointed executive director, effective 1 September. The ethical investment manager also recorded positive net flows of $610m and positive ...

Green job market heats up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... arm. Ruby Heard, renewable energy specialist, joined the board of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as non-executive director in July. She'll continue to direct Alinga Energy Consulting and sits on the steering committee of the First Nations ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... relief period was positive. "This does however remain a complex regulatory reform which will need focus from boards and executive teams to implement effectively. "Extensive up-skilling across the economy will be required." O'Rourke added: "It is the ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... acknowledgment of the sacrifices so many women make for their families," Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "For too long, women have carried the burden of reduced superannuation simply because they ...

Green job moves: ACSI, Edge, Investa

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Australia's sunny shores and super fund prowess beckon a London-based ESG pro, as other sustainability whizzes switch roles. After nine years, Michael Hamblett has been snatched from Columbia Threadneedle Investments EMEA APAC, a global financial services ...