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Podcast: Capturing green returns - Mamadou-Abou Sarr

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... in low-carbon opportunities. Last year, V-Square Quantitative Management launched an ESG and carbon transition index strategy that aligns with the Your Future, Your Super performance test. The V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... to and the base period for initial milestones. Taxonomy Treasury is developing a comprehensive sustainable financing strategy which will be released in the second half of 2023. The strategy will include development of new standards and taxonomy and initiatives ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated up to $80 million into a private equity strategy that will focus on decarbonisation across Australian mid-market infrastructure. The CEFC has invested in the $1.4 billion Pacific Equity Partners ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... frameworks and third-party certifications and logos. Companies should only set sustainability goals when they have a clear strategy for how these will be measured and achieved. "It's paramount for organisations to avoid using terms that are misleading ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... for phasing out the supply of unnecessary or problematic single use plastics. In ACT, the final ACT Circular Economy Strategy 2022-25 will be released in 2023. As recently reported in FS Sustainability, new government legislation is set to come into ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... million in the next financial year to assist ASIC to continue its existing focus on greenwashing. "Sustainable business strategy has to start in boardrooms and in investment decisions, and not in the marketing department," Jones said. "The funding will ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... for clients and communities. AECOM ANZ CEO Richard Barrett said the development was part of the company's existing ESG strategy and services offering. "Nature-based solutions will be integral to transitioning to a low-carbon economy and adapting our ...

UN Global Compact Network Australia hires executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Melbourne and Ethos Urban, and UNGCNA cited her broad expertise across "sustainability, the circular economy, business strategy ad partnerships and a keen interest in contemporary governance." UNGCNA chair Fiona Reynolds noted that there were "nearly ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Inadequate data, fear of greenwashing and economic pressures is stalling progress on sustainability, according to a new study from Google Cloud. The study, conducted by The Harris Poll, found that greater accountability, better measurement and management ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Service (FSS), has announced a taskforce to develop ESG fund disclosure standards. The framework will cover investment strategy and targets, relevance to ESG, manager capabilities and performance, and are set to be released in the first half of 2023. ...