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Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... organisation and what the company is doing to address it, Davidson said. Companies that fail to report to WGEA face reputational risk, and could point to factors like poor management practices, under-resourcing of HR and payroll, or a company having ...

Guide to identify and manage modern slavery for NSW entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Anti-slavery Commissioner's Guidance on Reasonable Steps to Manage Modern Slavery Risks in Operations and Supply-Chains GRS Inherent Risk Identification Tool GRS Model Tender Clauses GRS Model Contract Clauses GRS Public Register The framework aligns ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... planning, and sustainable management of biological resources. The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is a risk management and disclosure framework that organisations can use to uncover their impacts and dependencies on the ecosystems ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... legal resources to take effective action. Gudanji For Country is preserving knowledge about flora, fauna and sacred sites at risk of being lost due to climate change and extractive industries. "We believe that a sustainable planet underpins all of Earth's ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... 68% of Australians. Recently, US multinational asset management firm BlackRock admitted stakeholder pressure on ESG was a risk to return and identified stakeholder and media scrutiny on ESG-related issues to be a reputational risk that could harm return ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced a new initiative to assist global majority nations accelerate clean energy investment solutions. The Network to Mobilize Clean Energy Investment for the Global South was founded in Davos this week to help ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
For the first time in its quarterly earnings report, BlackRock identified stakeholder pressure on ESG and AI as risk factors that may influence returns. In its earnings release published on Friday, the firm warned that "increasing focus from stakeholders ...

$200m social housing catalyst for clean energy sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... about 6% of them. Millions more live in homes that simply can't handle rising heat, with low-income families the most at risk and least likely to have adequate insulation and climate controls."

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has updated its Global Sustainability Strategy with a focus on ESG integration and stewardship. It comes as a response to new regulations as well as evolving consumer and investor expectations. As of September 2023, its ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and transition risks from climate change when investing in major energy companies - and may be overlooking the financial risk from litigation, researchers from Oxford University and the University of Melbourne warn. Accounting for recent developments ...