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Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... ratings are an issue, compared to 67%) say the same globally and 49% in APAC. When it comes to climate change risk disclosure, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is the emerging consensus structure for disclosure, with more ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... the creation of the international Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), which will develop the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards. She also pointed to the forthcoming Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) framework, which takes ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has deemed investments in nuclear weapons manufacture and the manufacture of e-cigarettes and other nicotine alternatives as being incompatible with its Responsible Investment Standard. RIAA's ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... transition and disruption expertise, and none were comprehensively disclosing on board skill sets. Based on current disclosure it is hard for investors to form a view on how prepared these boards are for the transition." IGCC said that investors want ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... down to the outcome - what outcome are we able to deliver thru our engagement? Are we seeing improvement in public disclosure, for example?" Stewardship can a way for investors to accomplish portfolio decarbonisation while playing that role in economic ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... approach to ESG investment reporting, or a principles-based approach? A: The European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is proscriptive. The rationale behind this is that the European Union wants to put measures in place to avoid ...

RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reiterated their stance that climate change will impact economic output, drive changes in the value of assets and income streams and therefore poses systemic ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... announced a new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will develop a comprehensive set of sustainability disclosure standards that accounting professionals say would be a critical step to harmonising a fragmented reporting landscape. The ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will develop a comprehensive set of sustainability disclosure standards that accounting professionals say would be a critical step to harmonising a fragmented reporting landscape. The International ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... companies to assess their approaches to those transition risks. We use the CDP's (previously known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) annual scoring for this part. The CDP's scoring methodology works like a school grade paper, from an A (market ...