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Corporate finance execs seeking greater ESG knowledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... "Traditionally a lot of what's available has been designed for the big end of town and focused on reporting and disclosure," she said. "There's a desire among SMEs to learn broader ESG skills that they can apply to their operations. CPA Australia's ...

Managing biodiversity loss a governance risk: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... rise. The connection between natural resources and corporate governance is also becoming clearer due to better data and disclosure rules, Roc-Sennett adds. Roc-Sennett highlighted the risks of diminished biodiversity, and the opportunities to improve ...

ASIC trains sights on IPO net zero statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... September 2021. "Where there are no reasonable grounds to underpin a 'net zero' statement that is predictive in nature, the disclosure may be misleading." After its intervention, the company removed 'net zero' statements that inferred near-term implications ...

Weighing litigation risk of net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... forward looking statements, you have to have a reasonable belief that they are achievable," Millar said. Continuous disclosure of other ESG issues, such the human rights risks such as modern slavery are a "critical issue" because many companies have ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... "This could force long term change on APAC, but the different speeds at which individual regulators are addressing ESG disclosure requirements indicate that the fragmented approach to ESG data in APAC will remain in the short to medium term," Founta ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... interpretation of public market data, where you can aggregate it back to the issuer level." When it comes to climate change risk disclosure, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is the emerging consensus structure for disclosure. ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a three part series of articles brought to you by Aviva Investors Next month's UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is anticipated to set in motion accelerated action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement ...

Integrating ESG into securitised asset strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... availability/transparency and granularity of the underlying loan data," Katugampola said. "Oftentimes, when we look at disclosure on the corporate side, there is high degree of transparency that's available. That's been deficient on the underlying ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... capability across key areas including leadership, insight and risk, strategy and targets, opportunity, and engagement and disclosure. In Pollination's experience, however, while institutions are improving their risk management, they are not yet effectively ...

SGX proposes mandatory TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has proposed making the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines mandatory for all entities listed on the exchange. The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is also proposing enhancements ...